4.  The applicant was born in 1974 and lives in Snežnica. 5.  On 13 March 1998 the applicant filed an action with the Čadca District Court. He claimed compensation in a labour dispute. On 11 September 1998 the case was transferred to the Považská Bystrica District Court. 6.  In the period following the Constitutional Court’s judgment of 14 February 2006 (see below) the Považská Bystrica District Court held three hearings. It also requested the Čadca District Court to hear witnesses and twice urged it to do so. 7.  On 15 March 2007 the Považská Bystrica District Court granted the applicant’s claim. The judgment became final on 12 May 2007. 8.  On 14 February 2006 the Constitutional Court found that the Považská Bystrica District Court had violated the applicant’s right under Article 48 § 2 of the Constitution to a hearing without unjustified delay and his right under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention to a hearing within a reasonable time. 9.  The Constitutional Court held that the case was not complex. Although the applicant had to a certain extent contributed to the length of the proceedings through insufficient cooperation, that had not influenced the overall length of the proceedings. Delays imputable to the Považská Bystrica District Court had amounted to a total of 4 years. 10.  The Constitutional Court awarded the applicant SKK 40,000 (the equivalent of 1,066 euros at that time) as just satisfaction in respect of non-pecuniary damage. It ordered the reimbursement of the applicant’s legal costs and ordered the Považská Bystrica District Court to avoid any further delay in the proceedings.