4.  The applicants were born in 1959 and 1967 respectively and live in Belgorod. 5.  On 16 November 2002 the applicants’ minor son died in a building site accident. 6.  Considering that the private construction company working on the site was responsible for the accident, the applicants sued the company for non‑pecuniary damage. 7.  On 26 December 2003 the Sverdlovskiy District Court of Belgorod granted their claim in part and ordered the company to pay the applicants 400,000 Russian roubles (RUB) for non-pecuniary damage and RUB 5,000 for legal assistance costs. 8.  On 24 February 2004 the Belgorod Regional Court, acting on appeal, reduced the award to RUB 300,000. 9.  In March 2004 the enforcement proceedings were stayed as the respondent had applied for supervisory review of the case. 10.  On 29 April 2004 the Presidium of the Belgorod Regional Court quashed the judgment of 26 December 2003 and the appeal judgment of 24 February 2004 and remitted the case for fresh consideration. 11.  On 8 June 2004 the Sverdlovskiy District Court granted the applicants’ claims in part and awarded them RUB 100,000 for non‑pecuniary damage. 12.  On 3 August 2004 the Belgorod Regional Court, acting on appeal, amended the judgment increasing the sum to RUB 200,000. The appeal judgment became enforceable on the same day. 13.  In September 2004 the enforcement proceedings were stayed as the respondent had again applied for supervisory review of the case. 14.  On 7 October 2004 the Presidium of the Belgorod Regional Court reassessed the evidence, quashed the appeal judgment of 3 August 2004 and remitted the case for fresh consideration on appeal. 15.  On 26 October 2004 the Belgorod Regional Court upheld the judgment of 8 June 2004 on appeal. The award to be paid to the applicants was, accordingly, RUB 100,000. 16.  In November 2004 the judgment was enforced. 17.  On an unspecified date one of the applicants, Mr Kucherov, sued the construction company for pecuniary damage. 18.  On 11 February 2004 the Sverdlovskiy District Court granted the claim in part and awarded him RUB 59,273. 19.  On 13 April 2004 the Belgorod Regional Court quashed the judgment and remitted the case for fresh consideration. 20.  On 6 July 2004 the Sverdlovskiy District Court awarded Mr Kucherov RUB 94,468. 21.  On 17 August 2004 the Belgorod Regional Court upheld the judgment with minor changes, having reduced the award due to RUB 86,326. The judgment became final and binding on the same day. 22.  Following an application for supervisory review lodged by the defendant, on 20 October 2004 a judge of the Belgorod Regional Court referred the case to its Presidium for consideration on the merits. 23.  On 28 October 2004 the Presidium of the Belgorod Regional Court reassessed the evidence, quashed the judgment of the Sverdlovskiy District Court of 6 July 2004 and the appeal judgment of the Belgorod Regional Court of 17 August 2004 and remitted the case for fresh consideration. 24.  On 28 December 2004 the Sverdlovskiy District Court awarded Mr Kucherov RUB 19,068 for burial expenses and RUB 10,000 for legal assistance costs. 25.  On 15 March 2005 the Belgorod Regional Court quashed the judgment and remitted the case for new consideration. 26.  On 27 April 2005 the Sverdlovskiy District Court awarded Mr Kucherov RUB 19,068 for burial expenses and dismissed the remainder of the claim. 27.  On 21 June 2005 the Belgorod Regional Court upheld the judgment on appeal.