4 Aug 2016
WHITFORD PROPERTIES LTD (IN LIQ) v BRUCE & ORS [2016] NZHC 1795
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 1795
- Court
- High Court
The adjournment was declined because the trial had been scheduled nearly a year earlier, the proceeding had been on foot for two years, the applicant had ample time to prepare or seek legal aid, a further delay of up to a year would be unjust and prejudicial to the plaintiff and contrary to the public interest in efficient use of court resources, and the applicant could be accommodated at the scheduled hearing and rely on co-defendants' defences and pursue any indemnity claim later.