1. Delay is a common failure of justice systems throughout history and in all places. 2. Delay is a feature of the architecture of justice systems and not a bug or symptom of dysfunction. 3. Delay has been a factor in the flight from the courts. 4. The costs of delay are understated, overlooked and subordinated to other justice values. 5. The calls for additional …

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Timeliness is integral to justice. Despite the necessary and ongoing debate about the ends of justice, there is common agreement that justice requires practical expression. Disraeli’s helpful definition of justice as truth in action includes an element of delivery.

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A criminal defence lawyer once observed waggishly that for many of his clients delayed justice…. Was justice. In civil cases it can often be inferred that there is an asymmetric approach to timeliness: often one of the parties would rather not see justice rendered expeditiously. For those few clients engaged regularly in the resolution of disputes timeliness carries very real costs and consequences which might …

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