The appellants requested an adjournment on the day of their appeal hearing, citing a last-minute change in counsel.
The court noted that the hearing had been scheduled for months and that the late request wasted court resources.
However, given the breakdown in the solicitor-client relationship and the new counsel's inability to argue the appeal, the court granted a short adjournment.
The new hearing date was made peremptory on the appellants, and they were ordered to pay costs thrown away of $2,500 to each respondent group.
