Fertiladour S.A. v. Portugal

Information Note on the Court’s case-law 18

May 2000

Fertiladour S.A. v. Portugal - 36668/97

Judgment 18.5.2000 [Section IV]

Article 6

Civil proceedings

Article 6-1

Reasonable time

Length of civil proceedings: violation

The case concerns the length of civil proceedings brought by the applicant company in May 1987 and still pending (about 13 years).

Conclusion: violation (unanimous).

Article 41 - The Court awarded the applicant 1,500,000 escudos (PTE) in respect of damages and 250,000 escudos in respect of costs and expenses.

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