They complain of delay in the hearing at first instance.

They must make proof of a certain amount of diligence and initiative and introduce their complaints without undue delay (see Varnava and Others v.

    On 14 March 2003 the applicant complained to the Moscow City Court about the delay in the proceedings in his case. 15.

Delays imputable to the Trenčín District Court had exceeded 13 months. 17.

some delays, they had not been extreme or had been counterbalanced, but also situations where the discontinuance had been due to such shortcomings and delays.

durée maximale de vingt-six jours; En présence de Mme [E] représentant de la PREFECTURE D'ILLE ET VILAINE, dûment convoqué, En l'absence du procureur général régulièrement avisé, Monsieur Yves DELPERIE

it had caused had resulted in equivalent delays in the determination of the criminal proceedings against him.

On 31 March 2004 the Constitutional Court found that the Rožňava District Court had violated the applicants’ right to a hearing without unjustified delays.

The expert who had been appointed on 5 June 1989 was removed on 16 August 1990 due to delays in preparing his opinion, and a further expert was appointed on 3 September 1990.

Those delays alone had compromised the effectiveness of the investigation and could not but have had a negative impact on the prospects of arriving at the truth.

However, even after his exclusion from the examination of the applicant’s case, the delays in the proceedings continued. 2.

Some delay was caused by the experts failing to lodge their opinions on time, by the applicant who challenged one of the experts, and by the defendant who challenged an expert’s fees.

as then in force, the Constitutional Court ( Ústavný súd ) found that the District Court had violated the applicants' right under Article 48 § 2 of the Constitution to a hearing without unjustified delay

January 2002, the Constitution of the Slovak Republic was amended to allow individuals and legal persons to complain about alleged violations of their right to have their cases tried without unjustified delay

Reasonableness of that delay will depend on different factors including the applicant’s own behaviour and that of the competent authorities (see Raylyan v.

Indeed, a significant portion of the delay was attributable to the applicant, who had taken one year and four months to reply to the opposing party’s submissions of 15 October 2003.

After certain delays, on 6 April 2011 the first-instance court suspended ( одлага ) the enforcement until 12 January 2012.

His subsequent motions for release were also examined with some delay.

As to the parties’ conduct, the Court observes that the administrative authorities proceeded without any substantial delays in the first two instances, and that the applicant did not cause any delays either