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Mick C makes the point I should have made more clearly above - we do not trust Parliament to rule on legislation, so why should Jackson interpret his own rules?

And is this really justice? I can understand throwing out a defence if they delay on crucial matters like the defence itself, but a pre-trial checklist that is 2 days late? Everything else is done; the evidence, witnesses, experts, whatever. Just get on with the trial.

Or would that show up a lot of the administrative nonsense imposed on litigation as being pointless? Let's face it - without the computer systems promised in 1999 and still undelivered why does the court need this sort of thing? It does not have the resource to manage the case properly, and the parties do a better job of so doing.