Johnson v MacKinnon

In *Johnson v MacKinnon*, heard by McCallum JA, the appellant sought to vacate a scheduled hearing date. The precise nature of the underlying dispute between the parties was not detailed in the provided text, but the application concerned the management of the court's timetable.

The central legal issue before the court was whether sufficient grounds existed to justify vacating the pre-arranged hearing date. This required an assessment of the appellant's reasons for seeking the adjournment against the court's interest in efficient case management and the respondent's position.

McCallum JA refused the application to vacate the hearing date. While the specific reasoning is not elaborated, the decision indicates that the appellant's application did not meet the threshold for adjourning a scheduled hearing. The court ordered the appellant to pay the respondent's costs for the proceedings heard on the day of the application.