FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 65395/16 Mariola KULIK and others against Poland

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 11 September 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Aleš Pejchal , President, Krzysztof Wojtyczek , Armen Harutyunyan , judges, and Renata Degener, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 4 November 2016,

Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. They live in Warsaw and were represented by Ms J. Budzowska , a lawyer practicing in Kraków .

The Polish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms J. Chrzanowska, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The applicants complained under Article 2 of the Convention about the lack of effective investigation into the death of Mr Konrad Kulik and under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention about unreasonable length of civil proceedings.

On 4 July 2018 and 13 June 2018 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Poland in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay them jointly 15,000 euros to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses. This sum which will be converted into Polish zlotys at the rate applicable on the date of payment will be free of any taxes that may be applicable. It will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on it, 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 case.

THE LAW

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 its Protocols and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.

Done in English and notified in writing on 4 October 2018 .

Renata Degener Aleš Pejchal Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

1. Mariola KULIK is a Polish national who was born in 1962.

2. Jarosław KULIK is a Polish national who was born in 1962.

3. Przemysław KULIK is a Polish national who was born in 1985.