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Failure of Prosecution Witness to attend
• Fault of party seeking the adjournment is a factor against granting
it.
(Visvaratnam v Brent Magistrates’ Court [2009] EWHC 3017
(Admin))
Where defendant is manipulative
• Such a defendant must face the self inflicted consequences of his
actions.
(R v Ulcay [2007] EWCA Crim 2379)
