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Duty of an applicant for adjournment to proffer sufficient material facts upon which the Court would proceed to exercise its discretion
Grant of adjournment as a matter of discretion
How an application for adjournment should be made
How the discretion to grant or refuse an adjournment should be exercised
Instances when an application for adjournment will be refused
Instances when applying for adjournment does not amount to a waiver
Principles governing the grant of adjournment
Procedure to be followed after the refusal of an application for adjournment
The rule that the court has an inherent power to adjourn the hearing of a matter
Whether a case can be reopened after it has been concluded and adjourned for judgment
Whether a Judge has a discretion to refuse or grant an application for adjournment in a murder charge
Whether a Judge is obliged to grant an adjournment solely because Counsel on each side asked for it or agreed on it
Whether a letter can be used to apply for an adjournment
Whether an adjournment must be granted as a matter of course
Whether an application for adjournment in all cases amounts to a waiver of the right to fair hearing
Whether an application for adjournment is conclusive evidence that the applicant is not ready to proceed with the case
Whether dates for adjournment are subject to the whims of litigants
Whether failure to grant adjournment constitutes a denial of fair hearing
Whether the court is bound by an adjourned date suggested by a party
Whether the court is obliged to adjourn a case where a party to an action before the court who was duly informed of the date fixed for hearing
Whether the jurisdiction of judges to sit as appellate court removes their discretion to allow an adjournment in the proceedings
Whether the number of previous adjournments granted influences the court’s discretion in the grant of adjournments
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