5.  The applicant was born in 1940 and lives in Novi Sad. 6.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the parties, may be summarised as follows. 7.  On 13 April 1990 the applicant lodged a civil claim with the Novi Sad Municipal Court, seeking damages and the restitution of certain personal effects from his former employer (“the respondent”). 8.  Following a remittal in 1995, in December 2000 the Municipal Court declined jurisdiction and transferred the case to the Novi Sad District Court as the competent court of first instance in the matter. 9.  Following another remittal in 2002, the District Court, by judgment of 30 June 2006, ruled partly in the applicant’s favour. 10.  On 18 January 2007 the Supreme Court of Serbia, acting as a second-instance court, partly upheld and partly reversed the said judgment on appeal. 11.  On 27 April 2007 the applicant lodged an appeal on points of law (revizija). 12.  On 25 June 2007 the Supreme Court, sitting as a panel of five judges, rejected the applicant’s appeal on points of law, referring to Articles 361 § 2.9, 399 and 405 of the Civil Procedure Act 2004 (see paragraph 18 below). 13.  The decision of 25 June 2007 was served on the applicant on 10 September 2007.