Information Note on the Court’s case-law 21
August 2000
Louka v. Cyprus - 42946/98
Judgment 2.8.2000 [Section III]
Article 6
Civil proceedings
Article 6-1
Reasonable time
Length of civil proceedings: violation
The case concerns the length of civil proceedings (11 years and almost 8 months).
Conclusion: violation (unanimously).
Article 41 - The Court found that no causal link between the violation and the pecuniary damage claimed by the applicant had been substantiated. It awarded her 4,500 Cypriot pounds (CYP) in respect of non-pecuniary damage and 1,000 CYP in respect of costs and expenses.
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