WHAT IMPACT DOES A MAJOR DELAY IN HANDING DOWN A JUDGMENT HAVE ON THE APPPEAL COURT’S APPROACH TO A JUDGMENT AND FINDINGS OF FACT? THE ISSUES CONSIDERED

The period when you are waiting for a reserved judgment is always a time of tension and anxiety.  If the judgment is subject to a severe delay then the disappointed (losing) litigant in particular may feel particularly aggrieved.  How should the appellate court approach a case where there has been a...