4.  The applicant was born in 1941 and lives in the village of Stari Bogorodchany, Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Ukraine. 5.  The applicant and Mr L. co-owned a small estate which comprised a plot of land, a house, a shed, a well and a fence (“the estate”). On 4 January 1995 the applicant instituted proceedings against Mr L. in the Bogorodchany Court seeking division of the estate. 6.  On 18 January 1995 Mr L. lodged a counterclaim seeking a larger share of the estate. On the same day the Bogorodchany Court joined the proceedings. 7.  On 12 April 1995, following an order of the Deputy President of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Court[1], the case was transferred to the Tismenitsky Court. 8.  On 16 June 1999 the latter allowed the applicant's claim in part. The applicant appealed in cassation. On 4 January 2000 the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Court upheld the judgment of 16 June 1999. The judgment became final. 9.  On 14 July 2000, following an objection (protest) by the President of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Court, the Presidium of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Court quashed the judgment of 16 June 1999 and remitted the case to the Tismenitsky Court for fresh consideration. 10.  On 29 June 2005, following an order of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Court of Appeal, the case was transferred to the Galitsky Court. 11.  On 8 April 2008 the Galitsky Court partly allowed the applicant's and Mr L.'s claims. 12.  On 6 May 2008 the Galitsky Court gave an additional judgment, ordering the applicant to reimburse legal expenses to Mr L. 13.  The applicant appealed against these judgments. 14.  On 30 September 2008 the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of 8 April 2008 and the additional judgment of 6 May 2008. 15.  The applicant appealed in cassation. On 10 March 2009 the Supreme Court upheld the decisions of the lower courts.