4.  The applicant was born in 1917 and lives in the city of Odessa. 5.  In January 1998 the applicant and a Mr L. lodged a claim with the Zhovtnevy Court against a Mr G. in respect of a shed which he had built in their common yard. 6.  On 28 September 1998 the applicant extended the claim to include the Odessa City Council. 7.  On 2 November 1998 the Zhovtnevy Court joined the proceedings with a set of proceedings brought by Mr G. against the City Council. 8.  Between 24 December 1998 and 17 December 1999 five out of thirteen hearings were adjourned due to the authorities’ representatives’ failure to appear before the court, and five due to the absence of both the applicant’s advocate and the authorities’ representatives. The applicant’s representative Mrs S. was present at all hearings. 9.  On 30 December 1999 the Zhovtnevy Court allowed Mr G.’s claim and found against the applicant. 10.  On 15 February 2000 the Odessa Regional Court, following the applicant’s cassation appeal, quashed this decision and remitted the case for a fresh consideration. The hearings resumed on 5 October 2000. 11.  Between 5 October 2000 and 21 May 2002 seventeen out of thirty one hearings were adjourned due to the authorities’ representatives’ failure to appear before the court. 12.  On 27 May 2002 the Zhovtnevy Court again allowed Mr G.’s claim in part and found against the applicant. 13.  On 26 June 2002 the applicant lodged an appeal. 14.  On 26 November 2002 the hearings were resumed before the Odessa Regional Court of Appeal (hereinafter “the Court of Appeal”). Two out of three hearings were adjourned due to the authorities’ representatives’ failure to appear before the court. 15.  On 30 May 2003 the Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of 27 May 2002. 16.  On 17 June 2003 the applicant lodged a cassation appeal against the decision of 27 May 2002. 17.  On 29 August 2003 the applicant requested the first instance court not to send her cassation appeal to the Supreme Court as the case-file was not duly prepared. Her request was rejected, and various appeals against the rejection were rejected. 18.  On 22 February 2006 the Supreme Court rejected the applicant’s cassation appeal against the judgment of 27 May 2002, thereby terminating the proceedings. This decision was sent to the applicant on 26 April 2006. 19.  In November 2003 the applicant instituted administrative proceedings against the Public Prosecutor of Odessa seeking to find unlawful the refusal to lodge a protest against the decision of the Odessa City Council of 29 March 1994 on the use of the plot of land adjacent to her house. 20.  On 25 February 2005 the Prymorsky District Court of Odessa rejected the applicant’s complaint. 21.  On 31 May 2005 and 21 June 2006 the Court of Appeal and the Higher Administrative Court, respectively, upheld this decision.