The applicant filed an application complaining about the services provided by the respondent child and family services agency.
Over the course of a year, the applicant and her counsel failed to comply with multiple case management directions, including failing to provide witness statements, confirm witness lists, or communicate with the tribunal.
The tribunal found that the applicant's failure to comply with directions and communicate amounted to an abuse of process.
The tribunal concluded that the significant delay denied the respondent its right to finality.
Consequently, the application was dismissed as an abuse of process.