5.  The applicant was born in 1962 and lives in Istanbul. 6.  His wife and daughter died in a traffic accident. 7.  On 8 March 2005 the applicant instituted civil proceedings before the Istanbul Civil Court against the driver involved in the accident and the company holding the possession of the vehicle the driver had driven and requested compensation for damages he suffered. 8.  On an unspecified date the Istanbul Civil Court declined jurisdiction in respect of the claims brought against the company and referred that part of the case to the Civil Court in Kartal, where the company’s headquarters was located. 9.  On 4 April 2006 the Kartal Civil Court decided to wait for the finalisation of the criminal proceedings regarding the accident. 10.  On 6 May 2008, after the criminal proceedings were finalised, the defendant company requested the Kartal Civil Court to await the finalisation of the other case against the driver which was before the Istanbul Civil Court. 11.   The Kartal Civil Court granted this request. From that day onwards no action was taken on the civil case before the Kartal Civil Court. 12.  On 27 February 2012 the Court of Cassation upheld the decision of the Istanbul Civil Court against the driver. 13.  The civil proceedings against the defendant company are still pending before the Kartal Civil Court.