What is the legal test for issuing a jury notice when the trial has been adjourned?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Seysener (Guardian of) v. Gelpke, 1999 CanLII 6077 (BC SC):

It is clear that from the decision in Hoare v. Firestone that there is no automatic right to issue a jury notice when a trial has been adjourned from the original trial date, but there are some circumstances when the court may grant an extension of time for that purpose.

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