What is the test for an adjournment application?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sydel v. HMTQ, 2010 BCSC 638 (CanLII):
In Rose v. University of British Columbia, 2008 BCSC 1661, Wilson J. rejected a plaintiff’s adjournment application where the adjournment sought would serve no meaningful purpose and was incapable of changing the ultimate result of the hearing:
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