A huge backlog of civil court cases has meant some claims are taking years to be heard with people in Kent “enduring the very worst delays”. Some claimants in the county have faced huge waits of nearly three years for a resolution to their issue, new statistics show. At Medway County Court, which moved to Medway Council’s headquarters at Gun Wharf, Chatham in 2022, the average wait was two years and 11 months for trials to take place in cases not classed as small claims. According to the latest Ministry of Justice figures, county court claims from October to December 2023 were up 11% to 402,00…
