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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 applicant and the relevant authorities and what was at stake for the applicant in the dispute (see, among many other authorities, Frydlender v. France [GC], no. 30979/96, § 43, ECHR 2000-VII).

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However, the remedy required by Article 13 must be "effective" both in law and in practice (see, among other authorities, Kudla v. Poland [GC], no. 30210/96, § 157, ECHR 2000-XI).

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The Court reiterates that a similar issue was dealt with in Luordo v. Italy (no. 32190/96, ECHR 2003-IX), in which the Court found a violation and stated, among other things, (see §§ 67-71):.

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Moreover, the costs of the domestic proceedings may be awarded if they are incurred by an applicant in order to try to prevent the violation found by the Court or to obtain redress therefor (see, among other authorities, Le Compte, Van Leuven and De Meyere v. Belgium (Article 50), judgment of 18 October 1982, § 17, Series A no. 54).