As an elderly USAn, I'm pretty firm in the opinion that the Law ought to be precise & rigid, with Judges being allowed some compassion. If a soliciter/lawyer is required to file something on or before Nov. 2nd, and fails to do so, such incompetence or contempt of court seems to me to deserve... oh, not indefinite imprisonment, but at least a few moths in jail. And permanet disbarment. Okay, I'll go along with a once or twice "don't do that again" plus a reasonably substantial fine, but the third time....

The British Legal System doesn't operate that way? Neither does the American, as far as I know. *sigh*