Litigants bear the brunt of case postponements
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
LSB chairperson, Diba Diba said in his delivery at the Legal year opening yesterday that the postponements and delays in the commencement of proceedings lead to an increase in the cost of litigation and ultimate delay in conclusion of matters.
“In both instances it is the client who bears the brunt of this through increase in cost of litigation,” Diba said.
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