It'll be months of lodging & exchange files, setting the...

It'll be months of lodging & exchange files, setting the parameters of the trial etc before the trial actually starts.

Here is an example of a current case of one party suing another

' Pre-Trial Timetable
A case management hearing was held on 8 March 2019 when a timetable for the exchange of evidence and other pre-trial steps was agreed to.
The trial does not start until 10 August 2020.
The steps that must be taken steps before the trial include:
1. By 5 August 2019, the Applicants are to file their lay evidence;
2. By 4 November 2019, the Applicants are to file their expert evidence;
3. By 2 March 2020, Defendant is to file its lay evidence;
4. By 24 April 2020, Defendant is to file its expert evidence; and
5. By 12 June 2020, the Applicants are to file any expert evidence in reply. '

That doesn't of course take into account the possibility of an appeal.

As i posted don't expect to hear anything until the later part of 2020, maybe even early in 2021.