4.  The applicants were born in 1943 and 1944 respectively and live in Budapest. 5.  On 3 August 1992 the applicants brought an action challenging an administrative decision expropriating their land. After two hearings, on 10 May 1993 the case was suspended pending an underlying dispute concerning the situation in the land register. 6.  On 29 August 2002 the case was transferred to the Pest County Regional Court as this was the competent court to deal with the case. 7.  The proceedings concerning the land register were terminated by the Érd District Land Registry on 26 March 2004. The applicants did not appeal to the Pest County Land Registry. 8.  After two further hearings, on 15 February 2005 the Regional Court dismissed the applicants’ action. The court held that the authorities involved in the expropriation had proceeded in compliance with the law. 9.  On 2 November 2005 the Budapest Court of Appeal dismissed the applicants’ appeal. This decision was served on their lawyer on 27 December 2005. 10.  On 16 May 2006 the Supreme Court dismissed the applicants’ petition for review as inadmissible, since it did not meet the procedural requirements.