Comingersoll S A v Portugal: ECHR 6 Apr 2000

Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 6-1; Pecuniary damage – claim rejected; Non-pecuniary damage – financial award
When assessing the affect on fairness of proceedings becoming unreasonably extended in time, the court should look at the particular complexity of the case, the conduct of the applicant and of the relevant authorities, and what was at stake for the applicant in the dispute.

Citations:

19, ECHR 2000-IV, 35382/97, [2000] ECHR 159, [2000] ECHR 160

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

Human Rights

Cited by:

CitedSkawinska v Poland ECHR 16-Sep-2003
The applicant complained that criminal proceedings against her in Poland had not been concluded within a reasonable time. The proceedings began in 1992, and were concluded only in 2000. The respondent contended that in large part the delays were of . .
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Human Rights, Criminal Practice

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.165857