Can an application for adjournment of a trial be heard at a Traditional Maritime Court of Justice?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jurczak v. Mauro, 2011 BCSC 512 (CanLII):
In Vernon v. British Columbia (Liquor Distribution Branch), 2010 BCSC 1688 [Vernon], Goepel J. held that an application for adjournment of the trial could not be heard at a TMC. In that case, the defendant sought an adjournment and relied upon counsel’s oral statements that he had been unable to obtain certain expert reports in the limited time available. The plaintiff filed an affidavit detailing the prejudice she would suffer if the trial was delayed.
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