9 Sept 2021
BCH INVESTMENTS LIMITED v NGUY [2021] NZHC 2360
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 2360
- Court
- High Court
The application for adjournment was declined because the plaintiff's claim was relatively straightforward, the defendant had personal knowledge enabling timely response, the asserted prejudice was not compelling given available short extensions, prior solicitor withdrawal and disciplinary proceedings did not justify a lengthy adjournment, and the court must protect scarce fixture time and finality for other litigants; instead the timetable was modestly varied to give limited additional time to the defendant.