HT-2024-000328 - [2025] EWHC 2926 (TCC)

Firstly, I consider the length of the delay. In this case the total delay was from 24 September 2024 to 20 November 2024, which I calculate is a period of 57 days. Even if the latter part of the delay is discounted, taking into account the difficulties encountered by the Claimant caused by the Court failing to stamp the Claim Form, either on 8 October or properly on 20 November, the initial delay after the expiry of the statutory period was from 24 September 2024 until 8 October 2024, a period of 14 days. That is a significant delay compared with the yardstick of 28 days provided for in the Act.