5.  The applicant was born in 1968 and lives in Bor. 6.  The proceedings began on 30 March 1992 when the applicant brought a lawsuit against third persons concerning the execution of a contract. 7.  On 19 June 1997 the first-instance court accepted the applicant’s claim. 8.  On 30 October 1997 the appeal court quashed the decision on legal costs, remitted that issue to the first-instance court for a retrial and upheld the remainder of the first-instance judgment. 9.  The first-instance court subsequently rendered three decisions on the costs of the proceedings on 23 July 1998, 19 February 1999 and 3 March 2000. All of these decisions were quashed on appeal. 10.  On 5 February 2013 the first-instance court rendered a fourth decision on the issue of legal costs awarding the applicant approximately 2,000 euros (EUR). 11.  According to the information on the file, the proceedings are currently pending before the second-instance court. 12.  On 13 March 2013 the Constitutional Court found a violation of the applicant’s right to a hearing within a reasonable time and awarded him EUR 300 for the non-pecuniary damage suffered in this regard. Furthermore, the Constitutional Court ordered the applicant’s proceedings to be expedited.