A psychological report from two years prior to the application, without contemporaneous evidence of ongoing incapacity during the period of delay, is insufficient to explain a 26-month delay in filing an application for leave to appeal. The public interest in finality of litigation is a significant factor weighing against extension of time, particularly in the context of protracted disputes between the same parties.
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