Information Note on the Court’s case-law 12
November 1999
Gozalvo v. France - 38894/97
Judgment 9.11.1999 [Section III]
Article 6
Civil proceedings
Article 6-1
Reasonable time
Length of civil proceedings: violation
The case concerned the length of civil proceedings relating to the infection of the applicant with hepatitis. The proceedings lasted 5 years and more than 9 months.
Conclusion: violation (unanimous).
Article 41: The Court awarded the applicant 120,000 francs in respect of non-pecuniary damage.
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