A choose apologised to a girl allegedly injured in a crash and the driving force accused of crashing into her as their case needed to be adjourned – 15 months after it was final kicked into the lengthy grass.
Recorder John Gallagher advised the 2 ladies and their barristers that he would say the Oxford County Courtroom case must be relisted ‘as quickly as potential’, including ‘for what it’s value’.
The trial of the civil go well with, which pertains to a highway site visitors collision in early 2019, was initially on account of be heard in September 2021 over the court docket’s video hyperlink programme.
However on that event it turned clear that, as proof wanted to be interpreted for the lady bringing the case, the trial wanted to occur face-to-face relatively than over the video conferencing software program.
On Monday, Recorder Gallagher questioned why, given the choose in September 2021 had ordered the trial to happen in particular person, the claimant’s solicitors had not raised issues when this autumn the case was re-listed for a second video listening to.
At 10.55am on Monday, round 90 minutes after the one-day trial was meant to have begun, the choose known as time on it – saying it was ‘manifestly clear’ that they have been unlikely to get by even the claimant’s proof by the top of the day.
He ordered the lady’s solicitors to file statements by January 20 subsequent 12 months explaining why they need to not pay prices for the wasted listening to. Enquiries would even be made with the court docket itemizing workplace.
Recorder Gallagher apologised to the non-lawyers concerned within the case, acknowledging it was ‘actually irritating’.
The trial shall be re-listed after February.
This story was written by Tom Seaward. He joined the workforce in 2021 as Oxfordshire’s court docket and crime reporter.
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