4.  The applicant was born in 1948 and lives in Mykolayiv. 5.  On 26 August 1998 the Voznesensk Court ordered the “Scherbany” private agricultural company (hereafter “the Company”) to pay the applicant his share of UAH 32,112[1]. 6.  Between 12 October 1998 and December 1999 the Voznesensk City Bailiffs' Service (hereafter “the Bailiffs”) attached and sold three cars belonging to the Company, following which the applicant was paid UAH 7,130.40[2]. 7.  On 26 September 2002 the Voznesensk Court, following the applicant's complaint, declared the Bailiffs' failure to enforce in total the above-mentioned judgment unlawful. 8.  On 4 November 2003 the Mykolaiv Regional Department of Justice informed the applicant that the judgment of 26 August 1998 had not been enforced in full due to the Company's lack of funds. The above-mentioned judgment remains unenforced until present. 9.  In November 2002 the applicant instituted proceedings against the Bailiffs seeking compensation for damage caused by unreasonable delay in execution of the judgment given in his favour. 10.  On 15 February 2003 the Voznesensk Court allowed the applicant's claim and awarded him UAH 925[3] in compensation for moral damage. The judgment was not appealed within a statutory one-month time-limit and entered into force on 17 March 2003. 11.  On 27 March 2003 the Bailiffs opened the enforcement proceedings and on 13 May 2003 the writ of execution was sent to the Voznesensk Department of the State Treasury. 12.  On 19 September 2003 the writ of execution was returned to the applicant due to the lack of the debtor's funds. 13.  On 29 December 2003 the Voznesensk Court, upon the applicant's claim, found unlawful the Bailiffs' failure to enforce the judgment of 15 February 2003 and ordered to reinstate the enforcement proceedings. 14.  On 8 July 2004 the Bailiffs transferred UAH 925 to the applicant's bank account and the enforcement proceedings were terminated on 15 July 2004.