Jones v Official Receiver and Anor (No.6)

Jones, the applicant, sought an adjournment of interlocutory proceedings against the Official Receiver and another party. The application was made informally by letter.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the adjournment application, given the applicant's failure to appear either in person or by telephone at the scheduled hearing and the lack of a reasonable explanation for this absence.

Judge Smith dismissed the application for adjournment. The Court found that there was no reasonable explanation provided for the applicant's failure to attend the hearing, either personally or by telephone, and therefore the application could not be granted. The Court proceeded to hear the substantive application.