It just puzzles me, Benice, why it is taking 2 months at a couple of days a week (if you are lucky) It seems so wasteful of time and expense. And for Kate and Gerry, much as it is them who have started this libel case, it must be infuriating to be going back time and again, arranging for the care of the twins, the expense etc. when a week's hearing and be done with it would be much more economical in every way
Why is now the last session fixed on the 27th of November when this trial was scheduled to end on the 23th of September (if I recall it well) ?
I've a feeling that the lawyers used the new version of the CPC to add witnesses (I think I heard the number was limited in the old version).
First the Judge had an emergency and three witnesses were postponed, then a lawyer had a personal problem sufficiently backed up for the Judge to adjourn a whole session. Then the Bar association's president didn't come and the lawyer likely didn't think she had to remind he had to come. Then a lawyer gave up a witness then changed her mind and forgot to apply again. Then Mr McCann wanted to be heard (his lawyer knew he had to be notified before) and one week after Mrs McCann decided she wanted too.
The Judge agenda is very full, the lawyers also have full agendas. So every time a new day has to be determined, it must suit all people and it's not easy because there are 5 lawyers.
