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EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS     245   5.4.2000   Press release issued by the Registrar   CHAMBER JUDGMENTS   The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing the following sixteen chamber judgments concerning Italy.   Section 2   1) Capodanno v. Italy (No. 39881/98) Violation Article 6 § 1   Vito Capodanno, an Italian national, complained about civil proceedings to which he was a party, which lasted over fifteen years and ten months. The European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time) of the European Convention on Human Rights and awarded the applicant 50,000,000 Italian lira (ITL) for non-pecuniary damage. The judgment is available only in French.   2) Sciarrotta and Guarino v. Italy (No. 40623/98) Violation Article 6 § 1   Eleonora Sciarrotta, Giuseppa Sciarrotta and Carmela Guarino, three Italian nationals, complained about civil proceedings to which they were a party, which lasted about twenty-one years and eight months. The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 and awarded each applicant ITL 45,000,000 for non-pecuniary damage and ITL 1,600,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French).   3) Paderni v. Italy (No. 40952/98) Friendly settlement   Giulio Paderni, an Italian national, complained about civil proceedings to which he was a party, which lasted almost eight years. The case has been struck out following a friendly settlement in which Mr Paderni is to be paid ITL 20,000,000 for any non-pecuniary damage and ITL 2,000,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French).   4) D’Alessandro v. Italy (No. 40954/98) Friendly settlement   Giuseppina D’Alessandro, an Italian national, complained about civil proceedings to which she was a party, which lasted six years and seven months. The case has been struck out following a friendly settlement in which Ms D’Alessandro is to be paid ITL 24,000,000 for any non-pecuniary damage and ITL 5,000,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French).   5) Marchetti v. Italy (No. 40956/98) Friendly settlement   Alessandro Marchetti, an Italian national, complained about civil proceedings to which he was a party, which lasted more than eight years and three months. The case has been struck out following a friendly settlement in which Mr Marchetti is to be paid ITL 16,000,000 for any non-pecuniary damage and ITL 5,000,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French). 6) A.V. & A.B. v. Italy (No. 40958/98) Violation Article 6 § 1   A.V. and A.B., two Italian nationals, complained about civil proceedings to which they were a party, which lasted more than eight years and three months. The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 and awarded each applicant ITL 20,000,000 for non-pecuniary damage and ITL 2,500,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French).   7) Dattilo v. Italy (No. 40960/98) Friendly settlement   Emilia Dattilo, an Italian national, complained about civil proceedings to which she was a party, which lasted more than seven years and ten months. The case has been struck out following a friendly settlement in which Ms Dattilo is to be paid ITL 25,000,000 for any non-pecuniary damage and ITL 5,000,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French).   8) Di Annunzio v. Italy (No. 40965/98) Violation Article 6 § 1   Antonio Di Annunzio, an Italian national, complained about civil proceedings to which he was a party, which lasted more than five years and two months. The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 and awarded the applicant ITL 10,000,000 for non-pecuniary damage and ITL 2,500,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French).   9) Bucci v. Italy (No. 40975/98) Friendly settlement   Laureto Bucci, an Italian national, complained about civil proceedings to which he was a party, which have lasted 12 years and seven months and are still pending. The case has been struck out following a friendly settlement in which Mr Bucci is to be paid ITL 25,000,000 for any non-pecuniary damage and ITL 5,000,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French).   10) Mantini v. Italy (No. 40978/98) Friendly settlement   Elisa Mantini, an Italian national, complained about civil proceedings to which she was a party, which lasted nearly five years and eleven months. The case has been struck out following a friendly settlement in which Ms Mantini is to be paid ITL 10,000,000 for any non-pecuniary damage and ITL 5,000,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French).   11) Conte v. Italy (No. 40979/98) Friendly settlement   Riccardo Conte, an Italian national, complained about civil proceedings to which he was a party, which lasted six years and eight months. The case has been struck out following a friendly settlement in which Mr Conte is to be paid ITL 8,000,000 for any non-pecuniary damage and ITL 1,000,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French).   12) L.G.S. S.p.a. v. Italy (No. 40980/98) Violation Article 6 § 1   L.G.S. S.p.a., an Italian company, complained about civil proceedings to which it was a party, which lasted more than 12 years and seven months. The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 and awarded the applicant company ITL 15,000,000 for damage and ITL 1,000,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French).         13) Muso v. Italy (No. 40981/98) Violation Article 6 § 1   Aurelio Muso, an Italian national, complained about civil proceedings to which he was a party, which lasted more than twenty years and six months. The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 and awarded him ITL 50,000,000 for non-pecuniary damage and ITL 3,000,000 for costs and expenses. (Judgment in French).   14) Pascali & Conte v. Italy (No. 41823/98) Friendly settlement   Anna Rita Pascali and Erica Conte, two Italian nationals born in 1960 and 1984 respectively and living in Cavallino (Lecce), complained about civil proceedings to which they were a party, which lasted more than eight years and eight months. The case has been struck out following a friendly settlement in which each applicant is to be paid ITL 6,000,000 for any non-pecuniary damage. (Judgment in French).   15) C. v. Italy (No. 41824/98)  Friendly settlement   F. C., an Italian national born in 1935 and living in Pescara, complained about civil proceedings to which she was a party, which lasted nearly seven years and one month. The case has been struck out following a friendly settlement in which Ms C. is to be paid ITL 5,000,000 for any non-pecuniary damage. (Judgment in French).   16) D. M. v. Italy (No. 41828/98)  Friendly settlement   G. D.M., an Italian national born in 1919 and living in Pescara, complained about civil proceedings to which she was a party, which lasted nearly seven years and one month. The case has been struck out following a friendly settlement in which Ms D.M is to be paid ITL 5,000,000 for any non-pecuniary damage. (Judgment in French).   ***   The Court’s judgments are accessible on its Internet site (http://www.echr.coe.int).   Registry of the European Court of Human Rights F - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex Contacts: Roderick Liddell (telephone: (0)3 88 41 24 92) Or:   Emma Hellyer (telephone: (0)3 90 21 42 15) Fax:    (0)3 88 41 27 91   The European Court of Human Rights was set up in 1959 in Strasbourg to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.  On 1 November 1998 a full-time Court was established, replacing the original two-tier system of a part-time Commission and Court.