5.  The applicant was born in 1951 and lives in Trbovlje. 6.  On 20 July 1993 the applicant was discharged from the company ABCT as a result of disciplinary proceedings. 7.  Her appeal of 3 August 1993 was rejected by the board of executives of the ABCT on 17 August 1993. The decision was served on the applicant on 27 August 1993. Her employment with ABCT was thus ended. 8.  On 30 August 1993 she lodged a request for protection of rights with the then Ljubljana Labour Court (Sodišče združenega dela v Ljubljani). In substance, she was contesting the decision concerning termination of her employment with ABCT. 9.  On 28 June 1994 the Convention took effect with respect to Slovenia. 10.  Following a reform of the judicial system, the court before which the case was pending was renamed to Ljubljana Labour and Social Court (Delovno in socialno sodišče v Ljubljani). 11.  The hearing scheduled for 14 September 1995 was cancelled at the respondent's request. 12.  On 18 October 1995 the applicant lodged a request for an interim measure. 13.  On 19 October 1995 the court held the first hearing and the second hearing was held on 16 November 1995. 14.  On 27 November 1995 the applicant submitted new evidence. 15.  On 30 November and 7 December 1995 the court held hearings. The last hearing was adjourned for an indefinite period of time and the case was transferred to the criminal court. 16.  On 11 December 1995 the court dismissed the applicant's request for an interim measure. The applicant's appeal against this decision was dismissed by the Higher Labour and Social Court (Višje delovno in socialno sodišče v Ljubljani) on 3 January 1996. 17.  On 13 February 1996 the Ljubljana Labour and Social Court decided to stay the proceedings because criminal proceedings were instituted against the applicant. 18.  The applicant appealed to the Higher Labour and Social Court which allowed the appeal on 8 May 1997 and remitted the case to the first-instance court for further examination. 19.  The Ljubljana Labour and Social Court scheduled a hearing for 12 June 1997. This hearing was adjourned at the applicant's request, because she was living abroad at the time. 20.  On 18 September 1997 the court held a hearing which was adjourned in order to summon witnesses. 21.  The hearing scheduled for 18 November 1997 was cancelled at the request of the applicant, because her lawyer was defending a minor in a different set of proceedings. 22.  On 13 and 18 November 1997 the applicant lodged preliminary written submissions and increased her claim. 23.  As the hearing held on 27 November 1997 the applicant lodged preliminary written submissions and alleged new violations. As a result, the court adjourned the hearing to acquire evidence related to the newly raised allegations. 24.  On 1 December 1997 the applicant lodged preliminary written submissions. 25.  On 22 January 1998 the court held a hearing, decided to hear additional witnesses and that it would issue a judgment on the merits. 26.  On 28 June 1999 the court held a hearing. It decided on its own motion that the case needed further examination and heard some witnesses. 27.  On 7 July 1999 the respondent informed the court that composition proceedings had been terminated against it and that the applicant did not raise her claims in those proceedings. 28.  On 23 September 1999 the court held a hearing and dismissed the applicant's complaints. The written judgment was delivered on 9 June 2000.
On 19 June 2000 the applicant appealed to the Higher Labour and Social Court. 29.  On 14 June 2001 the court allowed the appeal in part, set aside a part of the impugned judgment and remitted the case to the first-instance court for fresh examination. 30.  On 31 August 2001 the applicant lodged preliminary written observations with the Ljubljana Labour and Social Court. 31.  The hearing scheduled for 19 November 2001 was cancelled because the applicant challenged the president of the senate. The challenge was dismissed on 3 November 2001 by the Higher Labour and Social Court. 32.  The hearing scheduled for 11 February 2002 in the Ljubljana Labour and Social Court was re-scheduled at the respondent's request. 33.  On 11 March and 22 April 2002 the court held hearings. 34.  On 27 May 2002 the applicant again requested the court to issue an interim measure. The request was dismissed as ill-founded on 30 May 2002. The Higher Labour and Social Court dismissed the applicant's appeal against this decision on 20 June 2002. 35.  The hearing scheduled for 10 June 2002 was cancelled at the respondent's request. 36.  On 12 July 2002 the applicant lodged preliminary written submissions. 37.  The hearing scheduled for 8 July 2002 was re-scheduled for 30 September 2002, because the president of the senate was absent. 38.  The hearing scheduled for 30 September 2002 was cancelled at the request of the respondent, because her lawyer was hospitalised. 39.  The hearing scheduled for 18 November 2002 was cancelled at the request of the applicant, because her lawyer was representing another client at the time in a different set of proceedings. 40.  Between 3 December 2002 and 5 September 2003 the court held six hearings, heard several witnesses and examined the documents related to the case. At the last hearing the court delivered the judgment upholding the applicant's claims in part. 41.  On 20 October 2003 the applicant appealed to the Higher Labour and Social Court. On 5 December 2003 the respondent cross-appealed. 42.  The respondent's appeal was rejected by the Ljubljana Labour and Social Court for being too late on 20 October 2004. 43.  On 2 November 2004 the respondent appealed against the decision concerning the rejection and sought leave for restitutio in integrum. 44.  On 10 March 2005, the Higher Labour and Social Court dismissed the respondent's appeal against the decision of 20 October 2004. 45.  On 21 April 2005 the respondent lodged an appeal on points of law with the Supreme Court (Višje sodišče) against this decision. 46.  In the meanwhile, on 21 March 2005 the Ljubljana Labour and Social Court dismissed the leave for restitutio in integrum. 47.  On 6 April 2005 the respondent appealed against this decision to the Higher Labour and Social Court. 48.  The court dismissed the appeal on 12 May 2005. At the same time it also upheld the applicant's appeal of 20 October 2003 in part and increased the damages awarded to the applicant. It further decided that a part of the appeal should be considered as a request for issuing an additional decision to the judgment of 5 September 2003. In this respect it remitted the case to the first-instance court. 49.  On 18 July 2005 the respondent lodged an appeal on points of law with the Supreme Court. 50.  On 21 July 2005 bankruptcy proceedings were instituted against the respondent in the Ljubljana District Court (Okrožno sodišče v Ljubljani). 51.  The Ljubljana Labour and Social Court scheduled a hearing for 6 September 2005 in order to continue proceedings following the instructions of the second-instance court. The hearing was cancelled at the request of the applicant who sought that the bankruptcy administrator be invited to intervene in the proceedings. 52.  On 3 October 2005 the bankruptcy administrator informed the court that the applicant sought payment of her claims in the bankruptcy proceedings. On 10 October 2005 the bankruptcy court upheld the applicant's claim on the merits. 53.  On 18 October 2005 the Ljubljana Labour and Social Court held a hearing and decided to deliver a written judgment. This judgment became final on 20 December 2005. 54.  The case is pending before the Supreme Court due to the respondent's appeals on points of law of 21 April 2005 and 18 July 2005.