4.  The applicant was born in 1949 and currently resides in Donetsk. The applicant is a former employee of the State Skochinsky Mine (the “SSM”). 5.  In December 2000 the applicant instituted proceedings in the Kirovsky District Court of Donetsk (the “Kirovsky Court”) against the SSM, seeking recovery of salary arrears. 6.  On 24 January 2001 the Kirovsky Court ordered the SSM to pay the applicant UAH 9,349.78[1] in compensation. 7.  On 24 February 2001 the Kirovsky District Bailiffs’ Service of Donetsk (the “Bailiffs’ Service”) instituted enforcement proceedings. 8.  On 11 November 2002 the Bailiffs’ Service informed the applicant that the judgment could not be executed due to the SSM’s lack of funds. It also informed the applicant of the pending bankruptcy proceedings against the SSM and the ban imposed by the Donetsk Regional Commercial Court on the execution of judgments against the company. 9.  On 23 December 2002 the Donetsk Regional Commercial Court prohibited the collection by the Bailiffs’ Service of funds from the SSM’s accounts in view of the latter’s pending bankruptcy and financial recovery programme. 10.  On 7 February 2003 the Bailiff’s Service resumed the enforcement proceedings in the case. However, this decision was quashed by the Head of the Bailiffs’ Service in view of the bankruptcy proceedings pending against the SSM. 11.  On 3 March 2003 the Kirovsky Court awarded the applicant additional compensation for the unreasonable delay in the execution of the judgment and ordered the SSM to pay him UAH 826.98[2] in compensation. 12.  On 11 April 2003 the Donetsk Regional Commercial Court approved a friendly settlement reached between the SSM and its creditors, and terminated the bankruptcy proceedings. 13.  On 19 May 2003 the SSM requested the Kirovsky Court to change the debtor in the enforcement proceedings to the State Enterprise “Donetskvugillia”, which had become the SSM’s legal successor following the decision of the Ministry of Fuel and Energy. 14.  On 22 August 2003 the Bailiffs’ Service suspended the enforcement proceedings in the applicant’s case, awaiting the replacement of the debtor by the court. 15.  On 15 January 2004 the Kirovsky Court effected the replacement. 16.  On 11 May 2004 the applicant received the amount of UAH 9,309.88[3] awarded by the judgment of 24 January 2001 and UAH 826.88[4] awarded by the judgment of 3 March 2003.[*] 17.  On 18 May 2004 the Bailiffs’ Service discontinued the proceedings in the applicant’s case in view of the full enforcement of the judgments.