Ms Angela Denning:

It is needed for this list. Bear in mind, if this was to be done for every type of case right across the system, the parties would need much more resources. For example, if there is a dispute between neighbours where two people do not like whatever it might be, it would put the neighbours on the line for the cost of that. For these type of cases and the cases that are in that expedited procedure, it works. The judge has cases that can be dealt with on the papers so nobody comes into court at all. He just reads the papers and gives the decision. There are cases where the judge sees an issue and says he wants to hear the parties on the issues. Those issues are dealt with on a Monday afternoon and take between 60 and 90 minutes. Injunction applications are dealt with in between 60 and 90 minutes.

The standard hearing is two to three days. It is three days maximum.