GA14: Cancel a hearing date (adjourn)

General applications

Last updated: January 25, 2024

This page gives you information you need to apply to cancel a hearing date. The legal term is “adjourn a hearing”.

You should apply as soon as you think you need an adjournment.

You must apply at least two full days before the hearing.

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There is an exception. You can apply closer to the hearing if that’s when you learn you need to cancel it.

Example

You must show two things:

The legal term is that cancelling the hearing date will not “unduly prejudice” the other participants.

The Tribunal will consider things such as:

Did you know about the problem before the Tribunal set the hearing date?
Have you looked for other solutions to the problem?
Did you ask to cancel the date as soon as you knew of the problem?
When are you available for a new hearing date?
Is this the first time you asked to cancel a hearing date?
If the Tribunal doesn’t cancel the hearing date, how will this affect your case?

The Tribunal will consider things such as:

How long before the hearing is reset?
How much will it cost the other participants if the Tribunal cancels the hearing?
If the Tribunal cancels the hearing date, how will this affect the other participant’s case?
Did the other participant book travel or time off to attend the hearing?
Did the other participant plan travel for witnesses to come from out-of-town?

You still must apply. Tell the Tribunal that the parties agree in the application form.