ABSTRACT
One of the most important services a lawyer can perform for a client is effectively to manage the delay and expense of civil disputes by using front loading strategies. 1 A variety of methods exist for lawyers to do this. The method discussed in this book is for lawyers to bring or defend interim applications to put pressure on the other side. This sometimes leads to an efficient resolution. As we have seen in the last chapter, lawyers for claimants can speed resolution by staying on top of a case when it first gets underway, obtaining a default judgment and then successfully defending an application to set it aside.
