SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 45543/11
Gyuláné KECSKÉS and Others
against Hungary
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 7 July 2015 as a Committee composed of:
Helen Keller, President,
András Sajó,
Robert Spano, judges,
and Abel Campos, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 18 July 2011,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. They were represented before the Court by Mr G. Hubay, a lawyer practising in Pécs.
The Hungarian Government (“the Government”) were represented by Mr Z. Tallódi, Agent, Ministry of Justice.
The applicants complained under Article 6 of the Convention about the length of civil proceedings to which they were parties.
On 11 May and 13 May 2015 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Hungary in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay them EUR 750 (seven hundred fifty euros) per household economic unit to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, which will be converted into Hungarian forints at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be free of any taxes that may be applicable. It 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 3 September 2015.
Abel CamposHelen Keller
Deputy RegistrarPresident
Appendix
Gyuláné KECSKÉS is a Hungarian national who was born in 1959 and lives in Pécs. Piroska BÁLINT is a Hungarian national who was born in 1946 and lives in Pécs. Ernő BESENCZI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1941 and lives in Pécs. Ernőné BESENCZI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1945 and lives in Pécs Miklós BORBÁS is a Hungarian national who was born in 1954 and lives in Pécs. János EGYEDI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1941 and lives in Pécs. Jánosné EGYEDI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1943 and lives in Pécs. Géza FARKAS is a Hungarian national who was born in 1935 and lives in Pécs. Gézáné FARKAS is a Hungarian national who was born in 1941 and lives in Pécs.Gyula HEGEDŰS is a Hungarian national who was born in 1940 and lives in Pécs.Gyuláné HEGEDŰS is a Hungarian national who was born in 1950 and lives in Pécs.László KÁKAI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1964 and lives in Pécs.István KALLINGER is a Hungarian national who was born in 1947 and lives in Pécs.Istvánné KALLINGER is a Hungarian national who was born in 1947 and lives in Pécs.László KANIZSAI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1955 and lives in Pécs.Lászlóné KANIZSAI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1952 and lives in Pécs.Éva KIRIZS is a Hungarian national who was born in 1975 and lives in Pécs.Jánosné KISS is a Hungarian national who was born in 1938 and lives in Pécs.Anikó KRANICZ is a Hungarian national who was born in 1963 and lives in Pécs.Lajos MARCSIK is a Hungarian national who was born in 1963 and lives in Pécs.Lajosné MARCSIK is a Hungarian national who was born in 1965 and lives in Pécs.Miklósné MARKICS is a Hungarian national who was born in 1939 and lives in Pécs.Róbert MARKICS is a Hungarian national who was born in 1965 and lives in Pécs.Györgyné MARSICS is a Hungarian national who was born in 1929 and lives in Pécs.Andrea PÁLFALVI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1966 and lives in Pécs.Bernadett PÁLFALVI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1973 and lives in Pécs.Gyuláné PÁLFALVI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1943 and lives in Pécs.Norbert PÁLFALVI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1972 and lives in Pécs.Ferenc SOMOGYI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1950 and lives in Pécs.Ferencné SOMOGYI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1950 and lives in Pécs.Benő SZABÓ is a Hungarian national who was born in 1949 and lives in Pécs.Benőné SZABÓ is a Hungarian national who was born in 1950 and lives in Pécs.Gyöngyi TREUTZ is a Hungarian national who was born in 1975 and lives in Pécs.Gyöngyi TREUTZNÉ SŐREGI is a Hungarian national who was born in 1944 and lives in Pécs.Zsolt VÉG is a Hungarian national who was born in 1969 and lives in Pécs.
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