“A ‘notice of an amount of the debt’ within the meaning of s4(5) of the Late Payment of Commercial Debt (Interest) Act 1998 did not have to be correct before the court could award interest for late payment of an invoice.”
WLR Daily, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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” The wheels of justice famously grind slow – but these days there are limits even to judicial slowness. More than 2,000 judges in England and Wales have been issued with a deadline for delivering their judgments and if they are late, must explain why.”
The Times, 10th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Burns v HM Advocate [2008] UKPC 63; [2008] WLR (D) 392
“Where a defendant, who was resident in Scotland, was interviewed in England by police officers who told him that there was sufficient evidence on which to charge him with offences relating to child pornography and that they would recommend such a course, the reasonable time requirement to which he was entitled under art 6(1) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998, was to be calculated from the date of that interview and not from the later date on which the Lord Advocate, as the competent authority in Scotland, required the defendant to answer charges on which he was indicted to stand trial in Scotland.”
WLR Daily, 17th December 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“Bath and North East Somerset Council is to sue a building firm for £21m after a luxury spa opened five years late.”
BBC News, 15th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Where a defendant raised delay to undermine the credibility of a complainant in a rape case, an appropriate warning to the jury was necessary to ensure fairness to the complainant. ”
The Times, 26th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“Courts are having to delay adoption hearings and personal injury claims to deal with a surge in mortgage repossessions.”
The Times, 16th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A senior coroner has called for new legislation to make sure inquests are held within a year of a person’s death.”
BBC News, 24th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EB (Kosovo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
House of Lords
“Delay in decision-making enabling an asylum-seeker to establish a family life might be a relevant factor in considering an appeal against refusal of asylum.”
The Times, 30th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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EB (Kosovo) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 41; [2008] WLR (D) 203
“Delay in the decision-making process might be relevant to the consideration of an appeal relying on art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“Scores of victims horrifically injured in the 7 July London bombings are still waiting for full compensation almost three years after the attacks.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Procol Harum lead singer Gary Brooker has won back full royalty rights to the band’s worldwide hit, A Whiter Shade of Pale, at London’s Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 4th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EB (Togo) and Another v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“Very lengthy delay in processing an application for indefinite leave to remain by a National Health Service employee who had returned to the UK despite a deportation order did not invalidate the order.”
The Times, 24th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“More than 2,000 cases that should have gone to trial in the Crown Court were thrown out last year because they were not ready, a watchdog says today.”
The Times, 11th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“New guidance for the family courts aimed at reducing unnecessary delay in the care proceedings system was published by the Ministry of Justice today.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th February 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A sixth of all prisoners held in England and Wales have not been found guilty of any offence or are waiting to be sentenced, says the first report to investigate pre-trial detention across the world.”
The Independent, 23rd January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Lawyers have come under attack for causing excessive delays to personal injury claims while making record profits from Britain’s thriving compensation culture.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The woman in charge of selecting judges has defended her commission against reports that it is to blame for an acute shortage of circuit judges and delays in trials.”
The Times, 10th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Millions of pounds are set to be paid out by the Government to prisoners kept in jail beyond their release dates.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A shortage of judges is causing delays in bringing criminal trials to court, putting more pressure on prisons and delaying justice for victims of crime.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Plans for judges to sack lawyers who cause unnecessary delays in very high-cost cases (VHCCs) have been revised following concerns raised by the Law Society and the Bar Council.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th June 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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