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Time limits can sometimes be difficult.
I have this morning received an order from the Court (not my local Court) made on the Court's own motion on 18th January, purportedly typed on 4th March, and posted on 4th April requiring something to be done by 21st February.
Now were did I put my Tardis?
If the Court can have difficulties in doing things promptly how dare they castigate litigants who are a few days late?
The problem is, as an earlier post noted, the decisions are completely inconsistent, and so it is a lottery as to the result.
This uncertainty means that no point can be conceded, but has to be fought over with consequential delays and costs.
How does this help the administration of justice, and the rule of law?
Mitchell is a self inflicted wound on the whole Court system.
What is required is a rational exposition as to when relief will be granted, and on what terms. Is that too much to ask?