Information Note on the Court’s case-law 16
March 2000
Gerber v. France - 33237/96
Judgment 28.3.2000 [Section III]
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 in April 1980. The proceedings ended in August 1998 and therefore lasted around 18 years and 4 months.
Conclusion: violation (unanimously).
Article 41: The Court found that there was no causal link between the violation and any pecuniary damage. It awarded the applicant 100,000 francs (FRF) in respect of non-pecuniary damage. It also made an award in respect of costs.
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