Glanville v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1185

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Glanville v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1185 Hearing dates: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27 August 2013 Decision date: 28 August 2013 Before: McCallum J Decision: Plaintiff's application for adjournment of hearing refused; proceedings stayed permanently Catchwords: PROCEDURE - application for adjournment after 7 hearing days - where plaintiff claiming to be unable to attend court for completion of his cross-examination owing to acute stress - factors relevant to exercise of discretion to adjourn hearing - whether proceedings should alternatively be stayed or dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Glanville v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1143 Glanville v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1179 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: David Glanville (plaintiff) TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (first defendant) Tracie Grimshaw (second defendant) Kate Donnison (third defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Stewart (solicitor)(plaintiff) B McClintock SC, M Richardson (defendants) Solicitors: Stewart & Associates (plaintiff) Johnson Winter Slattery (first, second and third defendants) File Number(s): 2011/95169 Publication restriction: None