Delay in legal proceedings : responses and remedies
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Delay in legal proceedings : responses and remedies
(Longman practitioner series)
Longman, 1994
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Delay is a major problem within the legal system. This book provides practical and ready answers as to the procedure to follow to remedy a situation where delay has occurred, or where a time limit has been missed, or to punish a dilatory opponent. Comprehensive in its treatment, it examines the full array of procedural points concerning delay: computation and extension of time, limitation of actions, duration and renewal of writs, delay in civil and criminal proceedings, equitable relief, arbitration and appeals. Covers problems encountered in most areas of practice; Examines the full array of procedural points concerning delay; Provides practical and ready answers to problems of delay; Saves time and cases which might otherwise have been lost; Enables the solicitor to take advantage of the other side's dilatoriness.
Table of Contents
1. Computation of time 2. Court's power to extend and abridge time 3. Delay in civil proceedings/want of prosecution 4. Delay and abuse of the process in criminal proceedings 5. Limitation of actions 6. Duration and renewal of writs 7. Equitable relief Post judgment delay Appeals Industrial Tribunals Judicial Review Family provision Landlord and tenant Arbitration Solicitors' bills Matrimonial Carriage of goods Insolvency
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