4.  The applicant is a limited liability company with it seat in Budapest. 5.  On 21 December 1995 the applicant’s predecessor obtained a retroactive building permit from the second-instance building control authority. On 10 February 1996 the neighbours brought an action seeking the judicial review of the administrative decision before the Pest Central District Court. 6.  After six hearings the case was transferred to the Budapest Regional Court. 7.  On 10 October 2000 the proceedings were interrupted due to the death of the fourth plaintiff. 8.  On 21 March 2001 the applicant company requested permission to enter the proceedings as an intervener (beavatkozó) on the respondent’s side. 9.  After the parties had resolved the question of succession of the deceased party, on 9 December 2003 the proceedings were resumed, and the applicant joined the case as intervener. On the same day the Budapest Regional Court gave judgment. 10.  On 2 March 2005 the Budapest Court of Appeal, acting as a second-instance court, quashed the judgment, and remitted the case to the first instance. 11.  On 1 December 2005 and 22 November 2006 the Budapest Regional Court held two hearings. 12.  On 16 April 2008 a final judgment was adopted in the case.