CASE OF FARKAS v. HUNGARY
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
András Sajó;Helen Keller;Robert Spano
4. The applicant initiated a payment warrant procedure for repayment of debts on 21 July 1997 which, by the protest of the debtor, developed into court proceedings. 5. The procedure was suspended on 16 April 1999 due to other pending court proceedings, which ended in July 2003. 6. Subsequently, after several hearings, the first-instance court partly found for the applicant on 21 December 2003. 7. On appeal, the Budapest Regional Court quashed the decision and remitted the case on 10 March 2005. 8. In the resumed proceedings, after the transfer of the case from one court to another for reasons of jurisdiction, the Budapest IV/XV District Court partly found for the applicant on 23 November 2007. 9. On appeal, the second-instance court found for the applicant on 25 September 2008. 10. In review proceedings, the Supreme Court upheld this decision on 14 May 2009. Its ruling was served on the applicant on 27 August 2009.