THE CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF TOOLBOX SERIES 3: WHERE DO YOU LOOK IF YOU WANT (OR WANT TO OPPOSE) AN APPLICATION THAT A TRIAL BE ADJOURNED BECAUSE A PARTY OR WITNESS IS ILL?

The motivation for this series arises from a personal experience earlier this year.  I had travelled to a hotel in readiness for a trial the following day. At midnight I found out that the other side were asking for an adjournment (not my instructing solicitor's fault the application had been served...