5.  The applicant was born in 1949 and lives in Podgorica. 6.  The applicant was an employee of an export trading company with its seat in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, on 15 October 1991 the applicant’s employer closed its office in Podgorica. In line with the domestic law at the relevant time, the applicant was entitled to compensation in the amount of 24 monthly salaries. 7.  On 5 October 1991 the applicant founded a trading company with its seat in his former employer’s offices. On 25 March 1992 he submitted a request asking for a certificate which would make it possible for his new company to continue providing its services (rješenje o ispunjenosti uslova za obavljanje djelatnosti) with the Secretariat of Commerce and Development in Podgorica. On 3 October 1997 the applicant received this certificate from the Ministry of Commerce of the Republic of Montenegro. 8.  On 29 December 1998 the applicant lodged a civil claim with the Court of First Instance in Podgorica seeking compensation for the pecuniary loss suffered while he was awaiting the certificate. 9.  On 10 March 1999 the Court of First Instance ruled that it lacked competence to deal with the case and rejected the claim. This decision was quashed by the High Court on 17 September 1999 and was remitted to the Court of First Instance. 10.  On 30 April 2004 the Court of First Instance ruled partly in favour of the applicant. The High Court in Podgorica overturned this decision on 24 January 2008 and rejected the applicant’s claim. 11.  On unspecified date in 2008 the applicant lodged an appeal on points of law with the Supreme Court. The latter quashed the judgement of the High Court on 7 May 2008 and remitted the case. 12.  On 11 June 2009 the High Court again rejected the applicant’s claim. 13.  On 4 March 2010 the Supreme Court upheld this decision. The Supreme Court’s judgment was served on the applicant on 1 April 2010. 14.  On 23 April 2002 the applicant lodged a claim seeking payment of the 24 monthly salaries (see paragraph 6 above) against the Municipality of Podgorica and the Republic of Montenegro. 15.  On 5 February 2004 the Court of First Instance in Podgorica rejected the applicant’s claim. The applicant appealed. 16.  On 9 November 2004 the High Court in Podgorica quashed this decision and remitted the case to the Court of First Instance for reconsideration. 17.  On 16 May 2006 the Court of First Instance again rejected the applicant’s claim. 18.  On 27 May 2008 the High Court quashed the above judgment partly. It remitted the case for reconsideration in so far as the quashed part is concerned. 19.  The applicant lodged an appeal on points of law in respect of the part of the judgment of 16 May 2006 upheld by the High Court. The Supreme Court rejected this appeal on 3 March 2009. 20.  On 16 January 2010 the Court of First Instance rejected the applicant’s claim in respect of the remitted part of the judgment of 16 May 2006. This decision was upheld by the High Court on 4 June 2010. 21.  On 18 January 2011 the Supreme Court rejected the applicant’s appeal on points of law. This judgment was served on the applicant on 7 February 2011. 22.  On an unspecified day in 2011, the applicant lodged a constitutional appeal. 23.  On 19 April 2013 the Constitutional Court rejected the applicant’s appeal. This decision was served on the applicant on 28 May 2013.