Galambos and Others v. Hungary
Struck out of the list
Berörda konventionsartiklar
FIRST SECTION
Application no. 55780/19 László GALAMBOS against Hungary and 9 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 19 November 2020 as a Committee composed of:
Krzysztof Wojtyczek, President, Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, Erik Wennerström, judges,
and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
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”). In some of the applications, complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under Article 13 of the Convention.
The Court received the 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 these applications, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay them the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on them, 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 cases.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
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 the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the applications.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 10 December 2020.
Liv Tigerstedt Krzysztof Wojtyczek 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
Other complaints under well-established case-law
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses
per applicant/household
(in euros) [1]
55780/19
15/10/2019
László GALAMBOS
1961
Generál Ivett
Budapest
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of civil proceedings
24/03/2020
13/10/2020
6,500
4106/20
13/12/2019
Katalin BORSÁNYI-SZÉN
1970
Mátyás Brigitta
Budapest
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of civil proceedings.
27/08/2020
01/06/2020
7,800
7835/20
20/01/2020
László BECZE
1967
Nagy Rajmund
Budapest
29/08/2020
21/09/2020
6,500
10770/20
17/02/2020
Judit KOMÁROMI
1968
Karsai Dániel András
Budapest
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of civil proceedings
01/10/2020
03/06/2020
5,200
13190/20
03/03/2020
(4 applicants)
Household
Béla ZSIDÓ
1936
Béla András ZSIDÓ
1977
Household
Gábor TÓTH
1975
Lászlóné TÓTH
1935
Grád András
Budapest
12/10/2020
16/07/2020
16,900
13210/20
03/03/2020
Zsolt TAKÁCS
1975
Tóth Emese
Budapest
12/10/2020
07/08/2020
3,300
15479/20
18/03/2020
(4 applicants)
Household
Tímea LOOSY
1978
Laura LOOSY
2009
Marcell LOOSY
2006
Thomas LOOSY
1976
Juhász Gabriella
Budapest
25/08/2020
08/10/2020
3,300
18276/20
03/04/2020
Ernő BARTOS
1958
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of civil proceedings
09/10/2020
23/07/2020
19,500
18443/20
20/04/2020
Péterné JAMNITZKY
1948
Karsai Dániel András
Budapest
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of civil proceedings
01/10/2020
09/07/2020
5,200
19226/20
09/04/2020
Csilla KATUS
1974
Füredi Péter
Pécs
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of civil proceedings
31/08/2020
23/09/2020
2,600
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.