4.  The applicant, a limited liability company with its seat in Budapest, was registered in 1991. 5.  On 21 September 1995 the Hungarian Red Cross brought an action in damages against the applicant. 6.  After having held several hearings and obtained the opinions of experts, on 18 November 1999 the Budapest Regional Court delivered an interlocutory judgment (közbenső ítélet), finding that the applicant was liable for the damages sought. 7.  On 15 February 2001 and 30 April 2003 respectively, the Supreme Court, sitting as a second-instance court and as a review instance, upheld the interlocutory judgment. 8.  The first-instance proceedings were resumed on 19 November 2003. After several hearings, on 9 June 2004 the Regional Court established the amount of the damages payable. On 15 September 2004 it rectified that decision. 9.  On 8 March 2005 the Budapest Court of Appeal, in a final judgment, increased the amount to be paid by the applicant.