4.  The applicant was born in 1948 and lives in Budapest. 5.  On 19 June 1995 the applicant brought an action before the Budapest XVIII/XIX District Court against several respondents, seeking ownership of a real estate. 6.  On 14 September 1995 a hearing was held. The court appointed an expert graphologist who filed an opinion on 12 March 1996. On 18 April 1996, 30 April 1997 and 21 January 1998 further hearings took place. 7.  On 15 September 1998 the court transferred the case to the Budapest Regional Court for reasons of competence. On 2 February 1999 the Budapest Regional Court established its lack of competence. On 6 October 1999 the Supreme Court appointed the Budapest XVIII/XIX District Court to hear the case. 8.  On 25 May 2000, 9 January, 20 February, 18 April, 12 September 2001 and 18 January 2002 hearings were held. On 17 May 2002 a real estate expert was appointed whose opinion was filed on 9 September 2002. On 10 December 2002 the expert was invited to complete his opinion. The opinion was re-submitted on 17 February 2003. 9.  On 20 March 2003 and 14 January 2004 hearings took place. On 20 February 2004 the court gave judgment. 10.  On appeal, on 24 February, 2 June and 15 September 2005 the Budapest Regional Court, sitting as a second instance court, heard the parties. On the latter date, it suspended the proceedings pending the termination of a closely related land register procedure. 11.  After the resumption of the case, on 19 December 2006 the Budapest Regional Court gave judgment. On 19 June 2009 the review bench of the Supreme Court dismissed the applicant's petition for review.