FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 7025/21
Carlo FILIPPINI
against San Marino
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 21 September 2021 as a Committee composed of:
Péter Paczolay, President,
Alena Poláčková,
Gilberto Felici, judges,
and Liv Tigerstedt, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 19 January 2021,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Carlo Filippini, is an Italian national, who was born in 1963 and lives in Borgo Maggiore. He was represented before the Court by Mr D. Grassi, a lawyer practising in Rimini.
The Government of San Marino (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr L. Daniele.
The applicant complained under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention about the length of the civil proceedings to which he was a party.
On 30 June 2021 and 8 July 2021 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against San Marino in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay him 18,000 euros to cover any and all non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, which will be free of any taxes that may be applicable and will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on it, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.
The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.
THE LAW
The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 14 October 2021.
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Liv Tigerstedt Péter Paczolay
Deputy Registrar President
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