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High Court Delays Autumn Quarter

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eve1974 | 16:11 Thu 20th Aug 2020 | Law
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Hi does anyone know if England’s HIGH court has a backlog? I know Scotland’s does.

Also what does it mean if a case is scheduled for the “autumn quarter”-

I’ve been told this will be sometime between sept 2020 and jan 2021 and also that altho the case is expected to last 3 days the dates to be advised will be a 2 week period within the autumn quarter.

When is the autumn quarter?
If the dates are over a 2 week period but the trial will only take 3 days will the parties concerned know which 3 days or will they have to be available for the entire 2 weeks??

Thanks in advance !

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I am no law expert but I think they will give a 2 week slot during which you'll need to be available. The 3 days trial could start at any time in the first 10-11 days depending on the timings of other cases.
As I read the information in your post, the situation is akin to that which commonly operates in Crown Courts, where cases are assigned to 'warned lists'. i.e. there's a specified period (often of two weeks) during which a trial can be expected to start but, because preceding cases might take up more or less of the court's time than was anticipated by the listing clerk, the exact start time won't be know until just beforehand.

Listing clerks often work well into the evenings, so those who're involved in a trial might only be notified a very short time before it's due to commence. (e.g. they might be phoned at 8pm, as my friend was, to tell him that the case he was involved with would be heard at 10am the following day).
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