One aspect of the Denton decision that is often overlooked, but which was very welcome, was the Court of Appeal's message to the courts (and the parties) that any directions given should be "realistic and achievable."
WHAT WAS SAID IN DENTON: DIRECTIONS SHOULD BE “REALISTIC AND ACHIEVABLE”
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It would help if judges were aware of the length of time it takes staff in their courts to produce orders. I have seen orders giving 6 weeks (probably seen as fairly generous) to do things, but which have not been issued by the court office until 5 weeks later.