In despair, I seek suggestions from the litigation confraternity on how best to persuade a confused county court to comply with its own rules.

Following transfer from the High Court of a substantial equity matter last March, the county court seemingly overlooked making its own set of directions.

When reminded, orders were made in August 2003, but were served on the wrong firm of solicitors.

They were sent to the claimant's former solicitors and not to the current defendant's solicitors.

Despite three written requests to serve them on the correct/ defendant's solicitors (the last request being hand-delivered last December), last August's orders have still not been served properly by the court.

Not unexpectedly, service of the orders on the defendant's solicitors by the claimant's solicitor has produced no result or compliance from the defendant's solicitor.

So much for justice.

It is appreciated that the matter is sub judice, but, if one waited until after the hearing, the question/answers would be academic.

Or does this kind of thing happen all the time?

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