Chel v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1725

The interests of justice did not favour granting a further adjournment given the time allocated by the Court, availability of other barristers, and the need for the proceedings to be heard as listed.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 12 November 2015
Procedural Posture: Practice and Procedure / Interlocutory Application
Outcome: Plaintiff's application for adjournment refused; trial date confirmed.
Legal Topics: ['application to Vacate Trial' 'adjournment' 'jury Trial' 'illness of Counsel']

['practice and Procedure'] ['application to Vacate Trial' 'adjournment' 'jury Trial' 'illness of Counsel']

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Procedural Posture

Practice and Procedure / Interlocutory Application

Legal Issues

1 ["Whether the plaintiff's application for an adjournment of the jury trial due to counsel's illness should be granted"]

Ratio Decidendi

The interests of justice did not favour granting a further adjournment given the time allocated by the Court, availability of other barristers, and the need for the proceedings to be heard as listed.

Court Disposition

Plaintiff's application for adjournment refused; trial date confirmed.

Orders

["Decline the plaintiff's application for an adjournment." 'Confirm the trial date of 16 November 2015.']