5.  The applicant was born in 1949 and lives in Mirna. 6.  On 3 January 2001 the applicant instituted proceedings against his employer before the Novo Mesto District Court seeking compensation for damage sustained at the workplace. 7.  On 6 February 2002 the first-instance court held the first hearing. The court appointed two experts. The experts submitted their reports on 16 April 2002 and 17 January 2003. 8.  On 10 March 2003 the court held the second hearing and rendered a judgment upholding the applicant’s request in part. Both parties appealed. 9.  On 18 January 2004 the Ljubljana Higher Court remitted the case for re-examination in the part concerning the amount of compensation. 10.  Between 19 April 2004 and 26 November 2004 the first-instance court held three hearings. 11.  On 21 January 2005 the court rendered a judgment upholding the applicant’s request in part. The applicant appealed. 12.  On 22 February 2006 the appeal court rendered judgment amending the first-instance judgment. The applicant lodged an appeal on points of law. 13.  On 26 February 2007 the applicant lodged a supervisory appeal with the first-instance court in accordance with the Act on the Protection of the Right to a Trial without undue Delay (“the 2006 Act”). 14.  On 13 April 2008 the president of the Supreme Court rejected the supervisory appeal on procedural grounds. 15.  On 17 December 2008 the Supreme Court rejected the appeal on points of law. The decision was served on the applicant on 16 January 2009.