SECOND SECTION DECISION Application no. 10691/24 László HUNYADI against Hungary and 7 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 27 February 2025 as a Committee composed of: Gediminas Sagatys , President , Stéphane Pisani, Juha Lavapuro , judges , and Attila Teplán, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table, Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The list of applicants and their representatives is set out in the appended table. The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings were communicated to the Hungarian Government (“the Government”). In some of the applications, complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under other provisions of the Convention. The Court received friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Hungary in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay them the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above ‑ mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on them, 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 cases. THE LAW Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. 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 the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the applications. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention. Done in English and notified in writing on 20 March 2025. Attila Teplán Gediminas Sagatys Acting Deputy Registrar President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (excessive length of civil proceedings) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth/ registration Representative’s name and location Other complaints under well-established case-law Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant (in euros) [1] 10691/24 14/03/2024 László HUNYADI 1970 Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of civil proceedings 20/01/2025 22/01/2025 2,600 17628/24 06/06/2024 PREMIX GYÁRTÓ KFT 1989 Etelka KONCZ 1947 Barbalics István Budapest 30/01/2025 14/09/2024 11,800 18384/24 14/06/2024 Rita ELŐHÁZI 1976 Kodela Viktor Budapest 13/01/2025 03/10/2024 9,100 18385/24 14/06/2024 Petra ELŐHÁZI 1994 Kodela Viktor Budapest 13/01/2025 03/10/2024 9,100 18874/24 28/06/2024 Sándor BAKONYI 1944 09/01/2025 30/10/2024 5,000 19088/24 28/06/2024 István VERES 1955 Bárdy Emese Érd 09/12/2024 21/10/2024 5,300 19096/24 28/06/2024 Gábor HAVAS 09/01/2025 18/11/2024 5,000 19124/24 28/06/2024 SALDO PÉNZÜGYI TANÁCSADÓ ÉS INFORMATIKAI ZRT 1993 Bárdy Emese Érd 09/12/2024 21/10/2024 5,300 [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.