Information Note on the Court’s case-law 11
October 1999
Calor Sud v. Italy - 36624/97
Judgment 26.10.1999 [Section II]
Article 6
Civil proceedings
Article 6-1
Reasonable time
Length of civil proceedings: violation
The case concerns the length of civil proceedings brought against the applicant company in June 1987, which are still pending (12 years 3 months), the date of the next hearing being in May 2001.
Conclusion: violation (unanimous).
Article 41: The applicant company's claim, which concerned alleged pecuniary loss, was dismissed by the Court on the ground that the domestic courts may still award financial compensation.
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