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As a result, the Court considers that the applicant was able fully to understand the extent of the accusations levelled against him with a view to preparing an adequate defence, as required by Article 6 of the Convention (see Mattoccia v. Italy, no. 23969/94, § 60, ECHR 2000-IX).

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The Court recalls that its function is not to deal with errors of fact or of law allegedly committed by a national court unless and insofar as they may have infringed rights and freedoms protected by the Convention (see the Schenk v. Switzerland judgment of 12 July 1988, Series A no. 140, p. 29, § 45).

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Moreover, insofar as the applicant may be understood as complaining of the assessment of evidence, it is, as a rule, for the national courts to assess the evidence before them, the Court's task being to ascertain whether the proceedings considered as a whole, including the way in which evidence was taken, were fair (see the Asch v. Austria judgment of 26 April 1991, Series A no. 203, p. 10, § 26).

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In so far as the applicant complains of a lack of access to court because of the immunity of the judges of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Lucerne, the Court recalls that the right of access to court within the meaning of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention may be subject to limitations which may nevertheless not restrict or reduce the access left to the individual to such an extent that the very essence of the right is impaired (see the Philis v. Greece judgment of 27 August 1991, Series A no. 209, pp. 20-21, § 59).

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Such a position explains the usual restrictions on the conduct of members of the Bar (see the Casado Coca v. Spain judgment of 24 February 1994, Series A no. 285-A, p. 21, § 54).