What is the test for undue delay in deciding a case?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Raymond v. Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation, 2012 MBQB 201 (CanLII):
In Law Society of Manitoba v. Eadie, Twaddle J.A. stated the fundamental principle that “[a] litigant is entitled to have his case decided on its merits unless he is responsible for undue delay which has prejudiced the other party”.
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