20.9.24

Lawson Lundell lawyer Craig Ferris, KC, FCIArb., was quoted in an article by The Globe and Mail on the delays in civil litigation. The Globe surveyed chief justices in each province and interviewed more than 30 lawyers, judges and litigants, describing a lawsuit as "a slow, complicated, costly process," and putting forward several recommendations on how to reduce delays in civil trials.

“It’s not unusual for somebody to fly into town to Vancouver to bring their clients in, to bring out of town witnesses in, ready for a five-day trial. Everyone’s here to start because once you get going it’s like a production, you have to have people ready to go in the next hour – and there’s no judge,” Craig said. 

Read the full article here.