Practitioners seeking adjournments under s 57 of the Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 (NSW) should note that failure to promptly apply for legal aid, failure to inform the court and opposing parties of the application and its refusal, and lodging an appeal against refusal only days before a hearing may be treated as evidence of lack of bona fides and as relevant special circumstances preventing adjournment.
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