The Court refused the plaintiff-solicitor's application to vacate a hearing date, finding that a vague medical certificate stating only a 'medical condition' without further detail was inadequate to support an adjournment, particularly where the applicant appeared by AVL and argued robustly. The Court emphasised the applicant's pattern of non-compliance with court directions — including failure to serve a notice of motion for months, failure to file evidence and submissions by ordered dates — as weighing heavily against the adjournment under ss 56-60 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW). Costs of the adjournment application were ordered against the plaintiff.
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