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"‘There is an awful lot done by judges at the moment which need not be done,’ he added. "

Yes. Like when parties agree a consent order for disclosure by, say, end of June. The judge has to seal it. And the judge is not happy. Orders disclosure by the end of April. The parties therefore then have to apply for relief from sanction because they cannot get disclosure done by the end of April. The court lists the hearing for July.

All in the name of the Almighty Woolf and cost-saving.