5.  The applicant was born in 1963 and lives in Rogaška Slatina. 6.  On 28 April 1997 the applicant instituted civil proceedings before the Celje District Court seeking compensation for damage sustained at the workplace. 7.  20 August 2002 the first-instance issued a decision on costs. The defendant appealed. 8.  On 5 February 2003 the Celje Higher Court upheld the appeal. 9.  On 4 May 2004 the Celje District Court delivered an interim judgment deliberating on the responsibility and reserving the determination on the amount of compensation and costs for the final judgment. The defendant appealed. 10.  On 11 May 2006 the Celje Higher Court upheld the first-instance judgment. 11.  On 22 March 2007 the first-instance court delivered a judgment, which was served on the applicant on 6 July 2007.