Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 14 May 1999.
1. On 12th February, it was ordered that there be a speedy trial of this action. The trial was subsequently fixed to begin on 24th May. That is now only 10 days away. The estimate of the length of the trial was 5 days. However, on 29th April an order was made declaring that the Defendant's solicitors had ceased to be the solicitors acting for the Defendant in the action. That gave rise to some concern. The order for a speedy trial had meant that the work to be done to get the action ready for tr