8.  The applicant is an Italian limited company, settled in Naples. 9.  The applicant is the owner of a flat in Naples, which it had let to B.L.
On an unspecified date, the applicant informed the tenant that it intended to terminate the lease on expiry of the term on 31 December 1983 and asked him to vacate the premises by that date. 10.  In a writ served on the tenant on 9 March 1984, the applicant reiterated its intention to terminate the lease and summoned the tenant to appear before the Naples Magistrate. The Magistrate declared that it was not competent to examine the matter, following which it was transferred to the Naples Tribunal. 11.  By a decision of 8 July 1988, the Tribunal confirmed that the rent contract had expired on 31 December 1983. It ordered the tenant to vacate the premises by 28 June 1989. 12.  On 4 February 1990, the applicant served notice on the tenant informing him that the order for possession would be enforced by a bailiff on 19 February 1991 13.  On 12 November 1990, the applicant once more required the tenant to vacate the premises. 14. Between 19 February 1991 and 9 October 1997, the bailiff made twenty-eight attempts to recover possession. Each attempt proved unsuccessful, as the applicant was not entitled to police assistance in enforcing the order for possession. 15.  On an unspecified date in September 1998, the applicant recovered possession of the flat.