Costs are staggering both for the taxpayers and the litigants-and the litigants, or parties, have to wait sometimes many years before having their day in court.

• 对纳税人和诉讼人来说，费用都是惊人的。诉讼人，或称为诉讼双方，有时候要等许多年才能轮到自己的案子受理。