The Court of Appeal refused to vacate a hearing date where the self-represented appellant had failed to obtain legal representation despite being warned months earlier by the Registrar to do so, there was no basis to conclude representation would become available if the matter were adjourned, the appellant could not meet a costs order in favour of the respondent, and no material had been filed to support the foreshadowed application to adduce further evidence on appeal under s 75A of the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW). The Court also took into account the personal and financial burden on the respondent, applying s 56 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW).
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