“… numerous subsequent authorities, including the Bank St Petersburg case. In that case at [80] the Chancellor also quoted what Lord Scott said in Cobham v Frett [2001] 1 WLR 1775 at p.1783 about what must be shown if excessive delay is to be relied on in attacking a judgment:…”
“…lay in delivering judgment is well settled. The test was stated as follows by Lord Scott of Foscote, giving the judgment of the Privy Council in Cobham v Frett [2001] 1 WLR 1775, 1783:…”
“… between the hearing and the FTT’s determination. In discussing the issue of delay, the Upper Tribunal referred to the Privy Council decision in Cobham v Frett [2001] 1 WLR 1775, as well as to the decisions of the Court of Appeal in Sambasivam and RK (Algeria), and derived from the latter case the general principle that:…”
“…Another significant development since the Sambasivam case is the decision of the Privy Council in Cobham v Frett [2001] 1 WLR 1775 and cases following it which have authoritatively established the correct approach where an appeal is based on excessive delay in delivering judgment.…”