FIFTH SECTIONCASE OF VOLYANSKA AND OTHERS v. UKRAINE(Application no. 32035/20 and 8 others –see appended list)     JUDGMENT STRASBOURG8 June 2023   This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Volyanska and Others v. Ukraine,The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of: Carlo Ranzoni, President, Lado Chanturia, María Elósegui, judges,and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,Having deliberated in private on 17 May 2023,Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:PROCEDURE1.  The case originated in applications against Ukraine lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table.2.  The Ukrainian Government (“the Government”) were given notice of the applications.THE FACTS3.  The list of applicants and the relevant details of the applications are set out in the appended table.4.  The applicants complained of the excessive length of civil proceedings and of the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law.THE LAWJOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS5.  Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single judgment.ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 6 § 1 AND ARTICLE 13 OF THE CONVENTION6.  The applicants complained that the length of the civil proceedings in question had been incompatible with the “reasonable time” requirement and that they had no effective remedy in this connection. They relied on Article 6 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention.7.  The Court reiterates that the reasonableness of the length of proceedings must be assessed in the light of the circumstances of the case and with reference to the following criteria: the complexity of the case, the conduct of the applicants and the relevant authorities and what was at stake for the applicants in the dispute (see Frydlender v. France [GC], no. 30979/96, § 43, ECHR 2000-VII).8.  In the leading case of Karnaushenko v. Ukraine (no. 23853/02, 30 November 2006), the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case.9.  Having examined all the material submitted to it, and having also reiterated the three-month extension of the six-month time-limit for lodging an application, introduced on account of the COVID‑19 pandemic (see Saakashvili v. Georgia (dec.), nos. 6232/20 and 22394/20, §§ 46-59, 1 March 2022), the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of justifying the overall length of the proceedings at the national level. Having regard to its case-law on the subject, the Court considers that in the instant case the length of the proceedings was excessive and failed to meet the “reasonable time” requirement.10.  The Court further notes that the applicants did not have at their disposal an effective remedy in respect of these complaints.11.  These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article 6 § 1 and of Article 13 of the Convention.APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION12.  Article 41 of the Convention provides:“If the Court finds that there has been a violation of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, and if the internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party.”13.  Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case‑law (see, in particular, Karnaushenko, cited above, §§ 70 and 75), the Court considers it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table.FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY, Decides to join the applications; Declares the applications admissible;Holds that these applications disclose a breach of 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;Holds(a)  that the respondent State is to pay the applicants, within three months, the amounts indicated in the appended table, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement;(b)  that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amounts at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.Done in English, and notified in writing on 8 June 2023, pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court.  Viktoriya Maradudina Carlo Ranzoni Acting Deputy Registrar President   APPENDIXList 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 introductionApplicant’s nameYear of birthRepresentative’s name and locationStart of proceedingsEnd of proceedingsTotal length Levels of jurisdictionAmount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros)[1]   32035/2023/07/2020Larysa Volodymyrivna VOLYANSKA1952 LeshchenkoAndriy ViktorovychOdesa07/12/200814/08/2015 27/05/201325/09/2019 (decision received on 31/10/2019)8 years and 7 months and3 days3 levels of jurisdiction1,300   12800/2122/02/2021Myroslava Mykhaylivna BUTRYN1984   27/07/201203/11/20208 years and 3 months and8 days3 levels of jurisdiction1,200   36546/2105/07/2021Vira Mykolayivna BULGAKOVA1952   08/07/200801/02/202112 years and 6 months and25 days3 levels of jurisdiction4,200   47412/2114/09/2021Oleksandr Yevgeniyovych MAKSYMYKHIN1985   10/03/201716/02/20235 years and 11 months and7 days2 levels of jurisdiction1,500   48342/2120/09/2021Valeriy Grygorovych CHERNENKO1961   23/04/201308/04/20217 years and 11 months and17 days3 levels of jurisdiction1,200   52163/2113/10/2021Ruslan Vasylyovych MUDRYK1973 Chernilevska Ruslana VitaliyivnaVinnytsya31/07/201414/04/20216 years and 8 months and15 days3 levels of jurisdiction900   57524/2114/11/2021Valeriy Ivanovych PANCHENKO1963 Chernilevska Ruslana VitaliyivnaVinnytsya31/07/201414/04/2021(received by the applicant on 17/05/2021)6 years and 8 months and15 days3 levels of jurisdiction900   59492/2102/12/2021Olena Ivanivna VOROBEY1970   29/08/201103/06/20219 years and 9 months and6 days3 levels of jurisdiction2,400   5871/2219/01/2022Volodymyr Ivanovych BEREGOVYY1956   17/04/201321/11/201420/03/201421/07/20217 years and 7 months and5 days3 levels of jurisdiction900 [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.