FIFTH SECTION    CASE OF CHUKANOV AND OTHERS v. UKRAINE(Application no. 16108/03 and 9 others -see appended list)        JUDGMENT  STRASBOURG 8 December 2016     This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision.  In the case of Chukanov and Others v. Ukraine,The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of: Khanlar Hajiyev, President, Faris Vehabović, Carlo Ranzoni, judges,and Hasan Bakırcı, Deputy Section Registrar,Having deliberated in private on 17 November 2016,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 applications were communicated to the Ukrainian Government (“the Government”).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. Some applicants also raised other complaints under the provisions of the Convention.THE LAWI.  JOINDER 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.II.  ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 6 § 1 AND ARTICLE 13 OF THE CONVENTION6.  The applicants complained principally 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, which read as follows:Article 6 § 1“In the determination of his civil rights and obligations ... everyone is entitled to a ... hearing within a reasonable time by a ... tribunal ...”Article 13“Everyone whose rights and freedoms as set forth in the Convention are violated shall have an effective remedy before a national authority notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity.”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 cases of Svetlana Naumenko v. Ukraine, no. 41984/98, 9 November 2004 and Efimenko v. Ukraine, no. 55870/00, 18 July 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, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of persuading it to reach a different conclusion on the admissibility and merits of these complaints. 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.III.  OTHER ALLEGED VIOLATIONS UNDER WELL-ESTABLISHED CASE-LAW12.  Some applicants submitted other complaints which also raised issues under the Convention, in accordance with the relevant well-established case-law of the Court (see appended table). These complaints are not manifestly ill-founded within the meaning of Article 35 § 3 (a) of the Convention, nor are they inadmissible on any other ground. Accordingly, they must be declared admissible. Having examined all the material before it, the Court concludes that they also disclose violations of the Convention in the light of its findings in Yuriy Nikolayevich Ivanov v. Ukraine, no. 40450/04, 15 October 2009.IV.  REMAINING COMPLAINTS13.  Applicants in applications nos. 16108/03, 45841/07 and 65999/09 also raised other complaints under various Articles of the Convention.14.  The Court has examined the applications and considers that, in the light of all the material in its possession and in so far as the matters complained of are within its competence, these complaints either do not meet the admissibility criteria set out in Articles 34 and 35 of the Convention or do not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Convention or the Protocols thereto.It follows that this part of the applications must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 § 4 of the Convention.V.  APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION15.  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.”16.  Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case‑law (see, in particular, Svetlana Naumenko v. Ukraine, no. 41984/98, §§ 109 and 112, 9 November 2004), the Court considers it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table. It however makes no award in respect of the applicant who failed to respond to the Court’s invitation to submit his just satisfaction claims in accordance with Rule 60 of the Rules of Court.17.  The Court considers it appropriate that the default interest rate should be based on the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank, to which should be added three percentage points.FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,1.  Decides to join the applications; 2.  Declares the complaints concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings, the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law and the other complaints under well-established case-law of the Court, as set out in the appended table, admissible, and the remainder of applications nos. 16108/03, 45841/07 and 65999/09 inadmissible; 3.  Holds that these complaints disclose a breach of Article 6 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings; 4.  Holds that there has been a violation as regards the other complaints raised under well-established case-law of the Court (see appended table); 5.  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. 6.  Dismisses the remainder of the applicants’ claims for just satisfaction.Done in English, and notified in writing on 8 December 2016, pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court. Hasan Bakırcı Khanlar Hajiyev 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 nameDate of birthRepresentative name and locationStart of proceedingsEnd of proceedingsTotal lengthLevels of jurisdictionDomestic court file numberOther complaints under well-established case-lawAmount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expensesper applicant(in euros)[1]   16108/0316/04/2003Vladimir Petrovich CHUKANOV27/04/1947  24/10/2001  11/02/2004 14/12/2005  25/02/2009 4 years, 1 month and 21 days1 level of jurisdiction 5 years and 15 days2 levels of jurisdiction  Art. 6 (1) - non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions - Alushta City Court of Autonomous Republic of Crimea04/12/2000,02/06/2003,16/04/2004,18/11/2004 and11/02/20050   41587/0708/09/2007Arkadiy Ivanovych SHAPOVALOV23/05/1964Oleg Stepanovych StyopochkinKremenchuk11/09/1997 25/05/2007 9 years, 8 months and 15 days3 levels of jurisdiction   2,400   42770/0724/09/2007Nataliya Georgiyivna MANDRYK24/12/1946  11/09/1997 18/05/2007 9 years, 8 months and 8 days3 levels of jurisdiction  3,100   45841/0711/10/2007Dmitriy Nikolayevich KRUZHKOV05/09/1950  13/12/1999 23/06/2004 4 years, 6 months and 11 days1 level of jurisdiction  Art. 6 (1) - non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions - Bolhrad Local District Court of Odesa Region23/06/20042,600   34963/0810/07/2008Dmytro Oleksiyovych ANTIOSHKO01/01/1961  18/06/2002 26/02/2008 5 years, 8 months and 9 days3 levels of jurisdiction  600   46323/0816/09/2008Grygoriy Yukhymovych LAVRINCHUK01/09/1943  11/09/1997  01/02/2001  18/12/2003 14/05/1998  06/02/2002  22/04/2008 8 months, 4 days3 levels of jurisdiction 1 year and 6 days3 levels of jurisdiction 4 years, 4 months and 5 days3 levels of jurisdiction  600   15165/0927/02/2009Petro Mykhaylovych NESTOR23/06/1960  31/07/2002 04/11/2008 6 years, 3 months and 5 days3 levels of jurisdiction  500   65999/0928/11/2009Anatoliy Fedorovych KRYSENKO20/06/1959  23/04/2003 03/04/2014 10 years, 11 months and 12 days3 levels of jurisdiction  3,900   46371/1405/06/2014Oleksandr Anatoliyovych NABOKA20/08/1957  03/06/2005 18/11/2014 9 years, 5 months and 16 days2 levels of jurisdiction  3,100 19517/1515/04/2015(2 applicants)Valentyna Ivanivna NEZDOLINA10/10/1944 Vira Viktorivna TSERTIY20/02/1951  19/05/2008 22/10/2014 6 years, 5 months and 4 days3 levels of jurisdiction 500 [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.