4.  The applicant was born in 1954 and lives in the town of Sukhodolsk, Lugansk region. 5.  On 31 March 1997 the Krasnodon Court awarded the applicant's husband UAH 27,669 from his former employer, the State Mining Company “Duvannaya”, in compensation for health damage inflicted by a work accident. 6.  In May 1998 the applicant's husband died. 7.  On 27 June 2000 the Presidium of the Lugansk Regional Court, upon the prosecutor's protest lodged under the extraordinary review procedure, quashed the judgment of 31 March 1997 and remitted the case for a fresh consideration. The outcome of these proceedings is unknown. 8.  On 21 August 2000 the applicant instituted proceedings in the Krasnodon Court against the State Mining Company “Duvannaya” claiming compensation for health damage allegedly due to her late husband. 9.  Between September 2000 and November 2001 seven out of nineteen hearings were adjourned due to the respondent's representative failure to appear before the court. 10.  On 18 March 2002 the Krasnodon Court found against the applicant. 11.  On 4 July 2002 the Lugansk Regional Court of Appeal (former Lugansk Regional Court) upheld this judgment. 12.  On 2 August 2002 the applicant lodged with the Krasnodon Court her appeal in cassation. She was requested by the court's secretary to pay the postal expenses for sending her case-file to the Supreme Court. 13.  On 27 November 2002 the Supreme Court returned the case-file to the Krasnodon Court as the applicant also challenged the ruling of 27 June 2000, which was not attached to the case-file. 14.  On 24 October 2003 the Supreme Court returned the case-file to the Krasnodon Court as its ruling of 27 November 2002 was not fulfilled. The Supreme Court further explained that the ruling of 27 June 2000 could not be appealed within the pending proceedings. 15.  On 30 October 2003 the case-file was sent back to the Krasnodon Court. 16.  On 12 April 2004 the Krasnodon Court allowed the applicant until 27 May 2004 to rectify the shortcomings of her appeal in cassation. Following the applicant's request, the time-limit was extended until 25 June 2004. 17.  On 2 August 2004 the case-file was transferred to the Supreme Court. 18.  On 6 November 2006 the Supreme Court rejected the applicant's appeal in cassation.