Sentences with phrase «inexcusable delay»

The Law Society argued that Horgan was responsible for an inexcusable delay and that there was a substantial risk that a fair trial was no longer possible.

(ii) where there has been inordinate and inexcusable delay such as to give rise to a substantial risk that a fair trial would not be possible or there would be serious prejudice to the respondent (the question arises as to whether or not there can still be fair trial and if there is doubt about that whether the claim should then be prevented from going any further).

Acted for defendant land - owner in a motion to dismiss a 25 - year old environmental damages case on the basis that there was a substantial risk that the parties could not fairly try their case resulting from inordinate and inexcusable delay.

In other cases, we could not overcome the «inexcusable delay» and prejudice to the defendants, which were found to justify the dismissal orders.

The Court of Appeal recently upheld a motion judge's decision to dismiss an action due to «inordinate and inexcusable delay.»

«After an inexcusable delay, Albany has arrived at a 2017 - 18 State Budget.

In a preliminary 2013 report — its only publication — the panel cited «inexcusable delays» in election enforcement and said the board rarely initiated investigations.

But following the announcement, critics said a one - week delay isn't enough to right the election, which they have described as a «chaotic and confusing» mess, with names omitted from voter guides, inexcusable delays and eligible moms and dads told they were not entitled to run.

Not exact matches

His position provoked angry responses from Democrats and some Republicans outside of Congress, including Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, who argued that it would be inexcusable to delay federal disaster aid until spending cuts could be identified.

It truly is a shame that players still can't get into a reliable multiplayer match using the matchmaking system, and the delay is somewhat inexcusable, but I still stand by my initial review and would so even if there wasn't a multiplayer component.

I also find the delay, virtually all of which has been caused by the plaintiff, is inexcusable.

Madam Justice Bruce held that while the delay in the prosecution was inordenate and inexcusable there was no prejudice and did not dismiss the claim for this reason.

... I conclude that the principles of law which govern the exercise of the Court's discretion in the circumstances of this case may in summary form be stated as follows: The defendants must establish that there has been inordinate delay and that this delay is inexcusable.

A delay is inexcusable if the explanation given is not «reasonable and cogent» or «sensible and persuasive».