5.  The applicant was born in 1973 and lives in Velenje. 6.  On 13 August 1996 the applicant was injured in a car accident. The person responsible for the accident had taken out insurance with the insurance company ZT. 7.  On 29 December 1997 the applicant instituted civil proceedings against ZT in the Celje District Court (Okrožno sodišče v Celju) seeking damages in the amount of 14,330,442 Slovenian tolars (SIT) (approximately 62,000 euros) for the injuries sustained. 8.  Between 1 July 1998 and 18 April 2000 the applicant made seven requests that a date be set for a hearing. 9.  Between 20 October 1999 and 23 September 2002 he lodged eleven preliminary written submissions and/or adduced evidence. 10.  On 21 September 2000 the court appointed four medical experts to prepare expert reports in the case. 11.  Three hearings were held between 21 September 2000 and 17 October 2002. 12.  On 17 October 2002 the court decided to deliver a written judgment. The judgment, upholding the applicant’s claim in part, was served on the applicant on 18 November 2002. 13.  On 28 November 2002 the applicant appealed to the Celje Higher Court (Višje sodišče v Celju) and requested that the first-instance court to correct its judgment. 14.  On 8 July 2003 the first-instance court corrected its judgment as regards legal costs. 15.  On 23 December 2004 the Celje Higher Court delivered a judgment allowing the applicant’s appeal in part and amending the first-instance court’s judgment accordingly.
The judgment was served on the applicant on 10 January 2005. 16.  On 19 January 2005 the applicant lodged an appeal on points of law with the Supreme Court (Vrhovno sodišče).
On 7 December 2006 the court delivered a judgment. It partly upheld the applicant’s appeal on points of law and changed the second-instance court’s judgment accordingly. The Supreme Court’s judgment was served on the applicant on 18 January 2007.