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Nice words but this is not what is happening on the coal face.

I have had Judges ordering cost budget hearing with preparations similar to a full trial and an order that we must attend in person for a budget hearing.

Other times I have had Judges who do not wish to deal with the issue because it is just so flawed and ungainly and they have no guidance on the "right" way to deal with them.

Equally I have had Judges who deal with them as estimates for future costs and other Judges treat the whole process as a 1st detailed assessment of costs.

Then Judges either ignore the budgets if they are too high or go far below them even if you have been ripped apart the budget. You would not mind if the Judges actually applied the budget after it is approved but I have never seen that happen.

Costs for the dealing with the costs budgets alone often exceed the maximum allowed for running a case all the way to trial on the "new" fast track fixed costs system.

He wants to see parties working together in harmony bring cases to trial... Then why did the CA give us Mitchell and all the harm that this decision has bought.

Now each camp sits back just hoping the other side will make one small mistake that will mean either more costs for them or the chance to win the action because the other side breached some rule by a day.

Who cares about justice for the client it is the rules that count!!!!

Madness.