Marques Gomes Galo v. Portugal
Doc ref: 35592/97 • ECHR ID: 002-6181
Document date: November 23, 1999
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Information Note on the Court’s case-law 12
November 1999
Marques Gomes Galo v. Portugal - 35592/97
Judgment 23.11.1999 [Section IV]
Article 6
Civil proceedings
Article 6-1
Reasonable time
Length of civil proceedings: violation
The case concerned the length of civil proceedings instituted by the applicant in March 1991 following a road traffic accident. The proceedings are still pending and have therefore lasted around 8 years and 8 months.
Conclusion : violation (unanimous).
Article 41: The Court awarded the applicant 1,200,000 escudos (PTE) in respect of non-pecuniary damage.
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