Information Note on the Court’s case-law 7
June 1999
Caillot v. France - 36932/97
Judgment 4.6.1999 [Section III]
Article 6
Civil proceedings
Article 6-1
Reasonable time
Length of administrative proceedings: violation
The case concerned the length of civil proceedings relating to land consolidation. The proceedings lasted almost six years and three months.
Conclusion: violation (5 votes to 2).
Article 41: The Court awarded 25,000 FF in just satisfaction for damages and costs.
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