CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 26 mars 2026

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The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 and Article   13 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings and the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law were communicated to the Polish Government (“the Government”). The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Poland 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 16 April 2026.     Viktoriya Maradudina   Raffaele Sabato   Acting Deputy Registrar   President   APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article   6 § 1 and   Article   13 of the Convention (excessive length of civil proceedings and lack of any effective remedy in domestic law) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth Representative’s name and location Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage per applicant /household (in euros) [1] Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application (in euros) [2]     38006/23 04/10/2023 Bożena RACZYŃSKA 1963   Grabarski Damian Zgierz 21/08/2024 08/08/2024 3,600 250     41309/23 14/11/2023 Household Magdalena ZIÓŁKOWSKA 1949 Mieczysław ZIÓŁKOWSKI 1949       22/10/2024 05/11/2024 5,100       41618/23 17/11/2023 Robert MIŚKIEWICZ 1967   Bzdyń Agata Warsaw 22/08/2024 07/11/2024 4,200 250     41621/23 17/11/2023 Marek RAMOCKI 1975       22/08/2024 08/10/2024 3,100       42706/23 23/11/2023 Marta BRANOWITZER 1951       21/08/2024 17/09/2024 6,100       887/24 15/12/2023 Malgorzata PRZEPLASKO 1960   Draga-Buchta Ewa Katowice 22/08/2024 08/07/2024 9,000 250     2786/24 10/01/2024 Joanna KAŁASKA 1965   Muszyński Tomasz Andrzej Warsaw 22/10/2024 22/07/2024 6,700 250     3069/24 10/01/2024 Tomasz LESZCZYŃSKI 1978       23/10/2024 31/07/2024 2,100     [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants. [2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.