FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 26965/21
Árpád SZABÓ against Hungary
and 11 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 and their representatives 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
26965/21
17/05/2021
Árpád SZABÓ
1945
03/07/2013
08/12/2020
7 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 6 day(s) 3 level(s) of jurisdiction
33063/21
15/06/2021
LAVINAMIX ÉPÍTŐ KFT.
1995
Csaba Árpád
Vac
28/09/2009
30/03/2021
11 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 3 day(s)
2 level(s) of jurisdiction
33465/21
09/06/2021
István KIS HORVÁTH
1953
Kiss Balázs
Budapest
03/04/2015
22/02/2021
5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 20 day(s) 1 level(s) of jurisdiction
38028/21
20/07/2021
Judit Éva DOMOSZLAI
1928
Gere Dávid
Budapest
24/04/2014
19/01/2021
6 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 27 day(s)
2 level(s) of jurisdiction
38538/21
02/06/2021
Household
Mónika GYŐRI
1968
Ibolya GYŐRI
1972
05/12/2010
23/02/2021
10 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 19 day(s) 4 level(s) of jurisdiction
38902/21
23/07/2021
Helga VASS
1970
Nemess Lívia
Budapest
27/12/2017
31/05/2021
3 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 5 day(s)
1 level(s) of jurisdiction
38927/21
23/07/2021
Csilla Emese HEGYI
1964
Kiss D. Csaba
Budapest
17/03/2017
23/11/2021
4 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 7 day(s)
2 level(s) of jurisdiction
38932/21
28/07/2021
Miklós KOVÁCS
1950
Gerencsér Éva
Budapest
22/05/2014
06/01/2021
6 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 16 day(s)
2 level(s) of jurisdiction
39893/21
04/08/2021
Csaba KÓSA
1974
Gerencsér Éva
Budapest
18/06/2014
09/11/2021
7 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 23 day(s)
3 level(s) of jurisdiction
40739/21
03/08/2021
Melinda KETESDY
1968
Czirmes György
Budapest
09/10/2015
15/06/2021
5 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 7 day(s)
3 level(s) of jurisdiction
43327/21
18/08/2021
Imréné KARDOS
1953
X. Pál Zoltán
Budapest
08/06/2009
27/01/2021
11 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 20 day(s) 3 level(s) of jurisdiction
43576/21
25/08/2021
Norbert TÓVÁRI
1972
Károly László
Budapest
15/05/2009
25/02/2021
11 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 11 day(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction