DEFENDANT’S APPLICATION TO VACATE TRIAL DATE, AND FOR A FOUR YEAR STAY, REFUSED: JUSTICE IS ACHIEVED BY THE TRIAL DATE BEING MET

In Benford (A Child) v East And North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Rev1) [2022] EWHC 3263 (KB) Mr Justice Ritchie refused the defendant's application for an adjournment of a trial date. The defendant argued that medical uncertainty meant that it was not possible to come to clear conclusions. The judge h...