CASE OF MÁTYUS v. HUNGARY
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
Egidijus Kūris;Vincent A. De Gaetano;Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer
4. The applicant was born in 1959 and lives in Budapest. 5. On 6 January 2000 the applicant brought an action against his parents before the Siófok District Court for dissolution of joint ownership of a real property. 6. On 21 March 2000 the court suspended the proceedings pending the adjudication of a preliminary question in other proceedings. Upon termination of the other proceedings on 17 November 2005, the Siófok District Court continued hearing the case. 7. On 25 August 2006 the court again suspended the proceedings pending the adjudication of a preliminary question in another related procedure. Upon termination of these proceedings on 30 August 2007, the Siófok District Court ordered continuation of the case on 17 November 2008. 8. An agreement was reached between the parties which was acknowledged and incorporated into a judgment by the Siófok District Court on 5 May 2011.