5.  The applicant was born in 1943 and lives in Jesenice. 6.  On 20 August 1994 the applicant’s mother, A.K., died. 7.  On 7 October 1994 the Jesenice Local Court (Okrajno sodišče na Jesenicah) received the coroner’s certificate (smrtovnica). 8.  On 22 March 1995 the applicant was given notice of the court’s intention to hold a hearing in the inheritance proceedings and received an invitation to attend it. 9.  The court held hearings on 5 April and 25 October 1995. 10.  Meanwhile, on 5 July 1995, the applicant lodged written submissions. 11.  On 16 June 1997 the court issued an interim decision concerning the inheritance of A.K.’s               ownership certificate (lastninski certifikat). 12.  On 27 June and 5 September 2000 hearings were held. They were adjourned so as to allow the heirs to reach an agreement in respect of the inheritance. The subsequent negotiations were apparently unsuccessful. 13.  On 8 November 2000 the applicant lodged written submissions. 14.  At the hearing held on 14 November 2000 the court decided to stay the proceedings and instructed the parties to institute separate contentious proceedings with a view to determining the extent of A.K.’s estate which was disputed by the heirs. 15.  On 5 February 2001 one of the heirs lodged a civil claim with the Kranj District Court (Okrožno sodišče v Kranju) in accordance with the Jesenice Local Court’s instructions (paragraph 14 above). On 27 October 2003 the civil proceedings ended with an agreement between the heirs and the inheritance proceedings subsequently continued. 16.  In the meantime, on 19 December 2000 the Jesenice Local Court rejected the applicant’s request for interim measures. In addition, on 15 March 2001 the Jesenice Administrative Unit (Upravna enota Jesenice) issued a decision indicating that the farmland which was part of A.K.’s estate was not under the special protection which would prevent its division. The Jesenice Local Court received that decision on 18 May 2001. 17.  On 28 November 2003 the Jesenice Local Court issued a decree of distribution (sklep o dedovanju) dividing the remainder of A.K.’s estate (see paragraph 11 above) between her four daughters. The decree was served on the applicant on an unspecified date in December 2003.