CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 9 avril 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 13 May 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/ registration 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 applicant/household (in euros) [1] Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application (in euros) [2]     42082/23 16/11/2023 (4 applicants) Household Iwona URBAŃSKA 1972 Artur URBAŃSKI 1971   Household Paweł OSIADACZ 1976 Anna OSIADACZ 1980   Muszyński Tomasz Andrzej Warsaw 04/02/2026 03/03/2026 9,400 250     42526/23 25/11/2023 Household Marcin BILSKI 1980 Ewelina BILSKA 1980       06/02/2026 19/01/2026 3,600       11413/25 03/04/2025 Jerzy BEDEŁEK 1971         22/01/2026 18/02/2026 7,700       15677/25 12/05/2025   CITY INVESTMENTS SP. Z O.O. 2005   Muszyński Tomasz Andrzej Warszawa 04/02/2026 02/03/2026 7,100 250     16162/25 09/05/2025 Robert BRANDYS 1982   Cupiał Dawid Warszawa 04/02/2026 26/01/2026 1,800 250     25377/25 06/08/2025 Household Dariusz WERNEROWSKI 1965 Dorota WERNEROWSKA 1965       21/01/2026 21/01/2026 5,200     [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants. [2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.