The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to adjourn a leave hearing where the appellant claimed post-surgical mobility issues and medication effects prevented attendance. The Court held that the medical evidence annexed to the supporting affidavit did not establish that the appellant would be unable to attend or effectively argue his case, and noted that the appellant in fact attended the hearing without apparent adverse effects from painkilling medication.
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