Information Note on the Court’s case-law 7
June 1999
Nunes Violante v. Portugal - 33953/96
Judgment 8.6.1999 [Section IV]
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 applicant’s claim from a union pension fund in relation to a work injury. The proceedings have already lasted more than nine years and two months and have not yet been completed.
Conclusion: violation (unanimous).
Article 41: The Court awarded 800,000 Portuguese escudos (PTE) in compensation for non-pecuniary damage and 200,000 PTE in costs.
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