Advocacy Matters - Spring 2024
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JUSTICE DELAYED PART II<br />
Justice Delayed (Part II):<br />
Long-Term Solutions<br />
Joe Thorne, Stewart McKelvey,<br />
and Jeff Van Bakel, Scott Petrie LLP<br />
Even though we make our living as civil litigators, we spend a lot of time imploring our clients to<br />
avoid the costs and delays associated with litigation. We habitually recommend that clients work<br />
something out directly with the adverse party before resorting to litigation. That said, many disputes<br />
require judicial intervention to come to a final resolution. The endemic delays in our civil justice<br />
system need to be addressed by all stakeholders before the public loses confidence in the system.<br />
In the last issue of “<strong>Advocacy</strong> <strong>Matters</strong>”, we published an article called Justice Delayed (Part I),<br />
which addressed court delays and highlighted some practical shorter-term solutions to assist<br />
counsel with getting on the docket. In this issue, we tackle fundamental, long-term solutions that<br />
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