THE DANGERS OF DELAY: A CASE WHERE THE COURT CRITICISES LATE SERVICE: IT IS IMPLICIT THAT COURT ORDERS SHOULD BE SERVED IN A “TIMELY MANNER”

This is the third case of the day about delay. Here there was a delay of eleven months in serving an order on named defendants.  The judge found it unsatisfactory that the claimant council had not served the order in a timely manner. However, as it happens, the situation was saved by the court's fai...