4.  The applicant was born in 1960 and lives in the town of Dzerzhynsk, the Donetsk Region. 5.  In September 1999 the applicant instituted proceedings against the Artema State-owned coal mine (the applicant’s former employer, hereafter “the ACM”), seeking an increase of his industrial disease benefits and claiming compensation for the delays in current payments. On 29 September 2000 the Dzerzhynsk City Court (hereafter “the City Court”) rejected the applicant’s claim for increased benefits. However, the court awarded the applicant a total of UAH 27,972[1] for arrears in the current payments. The applicant appealed against the rejection of his first claim. On 20 November 2000 the Donetsk Regional Court upheld the judgment of the City Court which, accordingly, became final and was sent to the Dzerzhynsk City Bailiffs’ Service for compulsory enforcement. 6.  On 14 June 2001 the Deputy President of the Donetsk Regional Court rejected the applicant’s request for supervisory review of the September 2000 judgment.  On 6 October 2001 the Supreme Court rejected the applicant’s appeal lodged under the new cassation procedure. 7.  On 8 May 2001 the City Court awarded the applicant a further UAH 17,777[2] in compensation for unpaid industrial disability benefits. The enforcement proceedings regarding this judgment were instituted on 5 July 2001. 8.  On 30 August 2001 the Ministry of Fuel and Energy decided to wind up the ACM and, on 7 November 2001, to transfer its assets to the Gorlovka Directorate for Coal Mine Liquidations. 9.  On 19 November 2001 the applicant was partially paid the award from September 2000, save for UAH 600[3], and received UAH 1998.86[4] of the amount awarded in May 2001. 10.  On 10 July 2002 the applicant’s enforcement cases were transmitted to the ACM’s liquidation commission. 11.  On 11 July 2002 the Donetsk Regional Commercial Court instituted bankruptcy proceedings against the ACM and, on 8 August 2002, having declared it bankrupt, opened the liquidation procedure. 12.  The judgments of 29 September 2000 and 8 May 2001 remain partially unenforced.