Guaranteed adjournment due to Covid-19? Think again…
Many litigants and court users will be assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on forthcoming hearings and trials.
Edward Meuli discusses the decision of Re One Blackfriars Ltd [2020] EWHC 845 (Ch), where the Court refused an application to adjourn a trial on account of COVID-19, and explores the factors likely to be involved in such applications.