When considering an application to adjourn an appeal to await the outcome of other proceedings, the court will evaluate the interests of justice by reference to the lateness of the application, the indefinite duration of the proposed adjournment, the length of the litigation history, the prejudice to both parties, and case management considerations. The lack of real prejudice to the applicant — particularly where interlocutory orders mean the applicant is not precluded from seeking to reopen — weighs against granting an adjournment.
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