High Court of Cassation and Justice. Appeal concerning the duration of a criminal trial begun in 2013, based on the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights. Admissibility 

In a criminal trial started in 2013, the case is still before the first court, our firm has filed a challenge on behalf of the client we represent - a credit institution that has joined the criminal proceedings as a civil party - regarding the duration of this criminal trial. 

The appeal was based on the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights, since the remedy provided for by the Code of Criminal Procedure applies, according to the Law implementing the Code, only to trials commenced after 1 February 2014. 

The High Court of Cassation and Justice declared the appeal admissible, and on the merits, it was upheld, with the Supreme Court setting a deadline of one year for the case to be completed by the first instance.