LONGOTRANS - TRANSPORTES INTERNACIONAIS, LDA v. PORTUGAL - 50843/99;51193/99;51194/99 [2002] ECHR 655 (3 October 2002)

The Court found that the length of the proceedings was excessive and did not meet the 'reasonable time' requirement under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention.

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Citation: [2002] ECHR 655
Parties: Applicant: LONGOTRANS - TRANSPORTES INTERNACIONAIS, LDA; Respondent: Portugal
Jurisdiction: European Union
Procedural Posture: Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Final Judgment
Outcome: violation found
Legal Topics: Right to a Fair Trial, Access to Court, Length of Proceedings

Human Rights Law Right to a Fair Trial Access to Court Length of Proceedings

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Parties

LONGOTRANS - TRANSPORTES INTERNACIONAIS, LDA

Applicant

Portugal

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the applicant's right to a fair trial under Article 6 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights was violated due to the length of proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found that the length of the proceedings was excessive and did not meet the 'reasonable time' requirement under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention.

Court Disposition

violation found

Orders

Portugal to pay just satisfaction to the applicant

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