5.  The applicant was born in 1946 and lives in Celje. 6. In 1988 the applicant was granted an invalidity status after being injured in an accident at work. The Pension and Disability Insurance Community (“PDIC”) paid his invalidity pension, allegedly with some delays. 7.  On 30 March 1990 the applicant instituted proceedings against PDIC in the Court of Associated Labour of Pension and Disability Insurance (Sodišče združenega dela invalidskega in pokojninskega zavarovanja) seeking payment of interests which occurred due to the late payments of his invalidity pension.
After the first instance judgment had been quashed twice on appeal and remitted for reconsideration, on 12 October 1993 the Court of Associated Labour of Pension and Disability Insurance upheld the applicant’s claim in part.
On 2 November 1993 the applicant appealed.
On 28 June 1994 the Convention entered into force with respect to Slovenia.
On 22 September 1994, further to the applicant’s appeal, the Higher Labour and Social Court (Višje delovno in social sodišče) quashed the first-instance decision again and remitted the case to the first-instance court for re-examination. 8.  Between 23 January 1995 and 3 November 1998 the applicant lodged three preliminary written submissions and/or adduced evidence.
Between 23 October 1997 and 18 June 1998 he made four requests that a date be set for a hearing.
Of the two hearings held on 8 July 1998 and 10 December 1998, neither was adjourned at the request of the applicant.
At the last hearing, the (renamed) Ljubljana Labour and Social Court (Delovno in socialno sodišče v Ljubljani) decided to deliver a written judgment. The judgment, upholding the applicant’s claim in part, was served on the applicant on 4 March 1999. 9.  On 8 March 1999 the applicant appealed to the Higher Labour and Social Court.
On 5 February 2002 the applicant urged the court to decide on the appeal.
On 1 March 2002 the court dismissed the applicant’s appeal.
The judgment was served on the applicant on 12 March 2002. 10.  On 21 March 2002 the applicant lodged an appeal on points of law with the Supreme Court (Vrhovno sodišče).
On 6 May 2003 the court dismissed the applicant’s appeal.
The judgment was served on the applicant on 26 May 2003. 11. On 23 May 2003 the Ljubljana Labour and Social Court requested the applicant to pay court fees. Subsequently, the applicant paid only part of the fees. As regards the remaining part, he lodged an objection stating that the request was time barred.
On 11 June 2003 the court issued a decision ordering the applicant to pay the remainder of the court fees and rejected his objection.
On 16 June 2003 the applicant appealed.
On 20 August 2004 the Higher Labour and Social Court dismissed the applicant’s appeal. That decision was served on the applicant on 1 September 2004.