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The relevant domestic law as in force in the material time is summed up in the Court's judgment in the case of Ryabykh (see Ryabykh v. Russia, no. 52854/99, § 31-42, ECHR 2003-IX).

A departure from that principle is justified only when made necessary by circumstances of a substantial and compelling character, such as correction of fundamental defects or miscarriage of justice (see Brumarescu v. Romania [GC], no. 28342/95, § 61, ECHR 1999-VII; Ryabykh v. Russia, no. 52854/99, § 51-52, ECHR 2003-IX).

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The Court reiterates that an unreasonably long delay in the enforcement of a binding judgment may breach the Convention (see Burdov v. Russia, no. 59498/00, ECHR 2002-III).

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The reasonableness of such delay is to be determined having regard in particular to the complexity of the enforcement proceedings, the applicant's own behaviour and that of the competent authorities, the amount and the nature of court award (see Raylyan v. Russia, no. 22000/03, § 31, 15 February 2007).

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It recalls that civil servants can only be excluded from the protection embodied in Article 6 if the State in its national law expressly excluded access to a court for the category of staff in question and if this exclusion was justified on objective grounds in the State's interest (see Vilho Eskelinen and Others v. Finland, [GC], no. 63235/00, § 62, ECHR 2007-...).

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The Court notes that it has already considered the argument submitted by the Government and rejected it in previous similar cases (see, among other authorities, Dovguchits v. Russia, no.2999/03, §§ 19-24, 7 June 2007).