This article aims at identifying the standards regarding the reasonable time of the civil judicial procedures in the light of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), where may be seen interpretation and application of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms adopted in Rome on 4 November 1950, hereinafter "the Convention", and its Protocols. According to the Court's case law, the reasonableness of the length of proceedings is assessed in the light of the circumstances of the case and taking into consideration the criteria laid down in its case law, in particular the complexity of the case, the conduct of the applicants and of the involved authorities, and the importance of the case for those concerned. The period of time taken into account for assessing the reasonableness of court proceedings starts from the moment the applicant has brought the matter before the competent court, including the compulsory preceding administrative procedures, and covers as well the trial stages in the higher courts and the enforcement of the final decision favorable to the applicant.