GALEA AND PAVIA v. MALTA - 77209/16 (Judgment : Article 6 - Right to a fair trial : Third Section)

Art 13 (+ Art 6 � 1) • Effective remedy • Systemic flaws rendering constitutional redress proceedings ineffective in respect of length-of-proceedings complaints • Lack of speediness • Regular practice of unreasonably low compensation awards

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

��������� Paul Lemmens, President, ��������� Georgios A. Serghides, ��������� Alena Pol�čkov�, ��������� Mar�a El�segui, ��������� Gilberto Felici, ��������� Erik Wennerstr�m, ��������� Lorraine Schembri Orland, judges, and Stephen Phillips, Section Registrar,

. The case originated in two applications (nos. 77209/16 and 77225/16 ) against the Republic of Malta lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by two Maltese nationals, Mr Michael Galea and Mr Edward Pavia (�the applicants�), on 9 December 2016.