ANNAGI HAJIBEYLI v. AZERBAIJAN JUDGMENT 17 potential chilling effect on the applicants or their representatives (see Janowiec and Others v. Russia [GC], nos. 55508/07 and 29520/09, § 209, ECHR 2013). 78. The Court therefore finds immaterial the Government’s argument that no correspondence or activity relating to the applicant’s case had actually taken place during the period when his case file was in the authorities’ possession. The Court considers that, at the time of the seizure, it could not be foreseen by the applicant, or by any other party, for how long his case file would remain in the authorities’ possession and whether any correspondence would take place during that period. The very fact that the applicant and his lawyer were deprived of access to their copy of the case file for a lengthy period of time, without any justification and without any compensatory measures, constituted in itself an undue interference with the integrity of the proceedings and a serious hindrance to the effective exercise of the applicant’s right of individual petition. 79. In view of the foregoing, the Court considers that the respondent State has failed to comply with its obligations under Article 34 of the Convention. IV. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION 80. Article 41 of the Convention provides: “If the Court finds that there has been a violation of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, and if the internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party.” A. Damage 81. The applicant claimed 20,000 new Azerbaijani manats (AZN) in respect of non-pecuniary damage. 82. The Government argued that the claim was unsubstantiated and excessive. 83. Ruling on an equitable basis, the Court awards the applicant 10,000 euros (EUR) in respect of non-pecuniary damage, plus any tax that may be chargeable. B. Costs and expenses 84. The applicant also claimed AZN 2,500 for legal fees incurred in the proceedings before the Court, AZN 300 for translation costs and AZN 100 for postal expenses.