New regulations to be introduced to reduce length of time of civil lawsuits

The Justice Ministry is to introduce new regulations on July 1 aimed at simplifying procedures for civil lawsuits The ministry's data shows court cases last approximately 1 year on average, with minor ones lasting from four to five months. Because of the excessive length of cases, many plaintiffs are complaining to the Human Rights Court in Strasburg. Recently, the court granted a high-level of compensation to a woman who complained her lawsuit regarding a telephone line-connection lasted too long. (Zycie, page 6) A.Z.