Permission to appeal from a discretionary refusal to adjourn a trial will not be granted where the trial judge has taken into account all relevant considerations, including the protracted history, the applicant's failure to take steps to obtain representation, prejudice to defendants, and waste of court resources. Fresh psychiatric evidence of a litigant's mental health difficulties will not alter the outcome where the trial judge has already conducted a comprehensive inquiry into the litigant's capacity. An application for permission to appeal an adjournment refusal brought after a trial is well advanced may lack utility.
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