4.  The applicant is a limited liability company with its seat in Tokod. 5.  On 8 August 1994, the applicant, as the successful bidder in privatisation proceedings, acquired shares and non-current assets of a previously state-owned public company limited by shares. 6.  On 20 February 1995 a competing bidder business entity challenged before the Budapest Regional Court the validity of the privatisation contract and the sale and purchase agreement concluded by the applicant company. 7.  On 3 April 1998 the Budapest Regional Court delivered a partial judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s action. 8.  On 4 June 1999 the Supreme Court, acting as a second-instance court, held a hearing, quashed the partial judgment and remitted the case to the first instance. 9.  In the resumed proceedings the Budapest Regional Court delivered a partial judgment on 1 July 2002. This judgment was quashed again by the Supreme Court on 9 May 2003. 10.  In the resumed proceedings the Budapest Regional Court dismissed all the plaintiff’s claims. 11.  In its judgment of 15 April 2010 the Budapest Court of Appeal, acting as a second-instance court, partially upheld the first-instance judgment and as to the remainder of the claims, quashed the Budapest Regional Court’s judgment and remitted the case to the first instance. 12.  The plaintiff lodged a petition for review with the Supreme Court, which upheld the partial judgment of the Budapest Court of Appeal 15 November 2010. 13.  As to the remainder of the case, the Budapest Regional Court gave a partial judgment on 29 August 2012. The applicant appealed. The proceedings are still pending.