MOHSEN & COLLINGS

This matter came before Foster J concerning an application for adjournment. The parties involved were the Mother, the Father, and the Independent Children’s Lawyer.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether to grant an adjournment of the trial, which was scheduled to commence on the day of the hearing. The Court was also required to determine various ancillary matters concerning the inspection of documents produced by subpoena, including the rights of the Mother's solicitor to redact information and the conditions under which other parties' legal representatives could inspect these documents.

Foster J granted the adjournment application, vacating the trial dates. The Court reasoned that an adjournment was necessary to allow for the delivery of written reasons for judgment regarding the adjournment application itself, which was scheduled for a later date. The Court also made detailed orders regarding the inspection of subpoenaed documents, granting the Mother's solicitor a right of first inspection with leave to redact information that might reveal the present circumstances of the Mother and child. Following redaction, the Independent Children’s Lawyer and the Father's solicitor were granted leave to inspect the documents, with specific conditions. Photocopy access was restricted to the Independent Children’s Lawyer only. The costs of the adjournment were reserved.