The appellant appealed a Small Claims Court decision refusing his request for an adjournment and granting judgment to the respondent for outstanding credit card debt.
The appellant argued the Deputy Judge failed to consider his vulnerability as a self-represented litigant.
The Superior Court of Justice dismissed the appeal, finding that the appellant had raised no valid defence to the debt and that an adjournment would only delay the inevitable and prejudice the respondent.
The court also ordered the severance of the joint tenancy on the appellant's property to allow the respondent to register the debt.
