FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 43782/21
Edit LOVESTYÁN against Hungary
and 10 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 17 May 2023 as a Committee composed of:
Alena Poláčková, President,
Gilberto Felici,
Raffaele Sabato, judges,
and Attila Teplán, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicants,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants is set out in the appended table.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings were communicated to the Hungarian Government (“the Government”).
THE LAW
Joinder of the applicationsHaving regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
Complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (excessive length of civil proceedings)In the present applications, having examined all the material before it, the Court considers that for the reasons stated below, the respondent Government cannot be held liable for the protractedness of the proceedings.
In particular, the Court has found that an effective remedy is available in Hungary to provide redress for the alleged grievances (see Szaxon v. Hungary (dec.), no. 54421/21, 21 March 2023).
However, the applicants have not availed themselves of this legal avenue. In view of the above, the Court finds that these complaints are inadmissible for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies and must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Declares the applications inadmissible.
Done in English and notified in writing on 8 June 2023.
Attila Teplán Alena Poláčková
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention
(excessive length of civil proceedings)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Start of proceedings
End of proceedings
Total length
Levels of jurisdiction
43782/21
19/08/2021
Edit LOVESTYÁN
1970
Pivarnyikné Juhász Emőke
Budapest
23/07/2015
18/05/2021
5 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 26 day(s)
2 level(s) of jurisdiction
47512/21
08/09/2021
Péter János BURDON
1966
Keglovics Andrea
Szekesfehervar
08/07/2013
04/02/2021
7 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 28 day(s)
3 level(s) of jurisdiction
48774/21
24/09/2021
Kinga Mária RÉPAI
1966
Kiss D. Csaba
Budapest
13/09/2016
07/12/2021
5 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 25 day(s)
3 level(s) of jurisdiction
48820/21
21/09/2021
(4 applicants)
Household
Vivien KISS
1992
Petra KISS
2001
Péter KISS
1968
Péterné KISS
1972
Szűcs Péter
Budapest
30/01/2013
24/03/2021
8 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 25 day(s)
3 level(s) of jurisdiction
48837/21
27/09/2021
Bíró Ilona KARVALICSNÉ
1957
Szabó Gábor
Göd
25/11/2015
24/06/2021
5 year(s) and 7 month(s)
2 level(s) of jurisdiction
48843/21
28/09/2021
Tünde KESZÁN-DOPITA
1970
Sallay András
Szigetszentmiklós
19/10/2015
08/04/2021
5 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 21 day(s)
2 level(s) of jurisdiction
51478/21
12/10/2021
Brigitta KNAPIG
1985
Szűcs Péter
Budapest
09/07/2012
16/06/2021
8 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 8 day(s)
2 level(s) of jurisdiction
51506/21
15/10/2021
Ferencné BÁDOGOS
1963
Gerencsér Éva
Budapest
01/10/2013
02/03/2021
7 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 2 day(s)
1 level(s) of jurisdiction
660/22
17/12/2021
Ilona GALBÁCSNÉ ORVOS
1959
Cech András
Budapest
26/07/2010
05/10/2021
11 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 10 day(s)
2 level(s) of jurisdiction
8523/22
19/08/2021
Mária LOVESTYÁN
1967
Pivarnyikné Juhász Emőke
Budapest
23/07/2015
18/05/2021
5 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 26 day(s)
2 level(s) of jurisdiction
19775/22
13/04/2022
Zoltán Lajos PIGNICZKI
1961
Stern Sándor
Szentes
16/02/2016
06/07/2022
6 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 21 day(s)
3 level(s) of jurisdiction