At the start of the scheduled hearing, the respondent requested an adjournment due to their counsel's alleged heart condition.
Another lawyer from the firm appeared and produced a vague medical note.
Despite serious concerns about the note and the prejudice to the applicant, whose doctor had cancelled appointments to testify, the Tribunal reluctantly granted the adjournment.
The Tribunal ordered a case management call to expeditiously reschedule the hearing and directed that the file be reassigned if counsel remained unavailable.
