The Court vacated a two-week hearing date where the plaintiffs' expert was unable to finalise his report in time, notwithstanding a prior guillotine order and a history of non-compliance with evidence timetables. Chen J held that the dictates of justice favoured adjournment because forcing the plaintiffs to trial without expert evidence on a claim valued at approximately $3 million would cause grave injustice, and the expert's delay was beyond the plaintiffs' control. The plaintiffs were ordered to pay the defendants' costs thrown away, and the parties were directed to mediate.
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