I have to agree with you on this one. I have to admit that when I first started articling which was at the end of 2003, I was told that there was a huge back log in the High Court with regards to the allocation of trial dates because the man who allocated the dates had died and no one had replaced him.

This back log has never been truly overcome especially since the High Court Roll was saturated by RAF matters which hardly proceed because they are either postponed or settled out of court.

Due to this back log, clients wait forever for a trial date and end up paying even more costs and the worst of it by the time they do get a trial date, there is no guarantee that there will be a judge to hear the matter, which of course forces them to apply for another trial date and forcing the client to pay even more costs.

It’s a vicous cycle, which needs to be addressed.