How to postpone a court session

When considering the case of a participant in the process, you may need to move or postpone the court meeting to a later date. This may be due to the need to consult a professional lawyer, to provide new evidence to conclude the agreement. The right to qualified legal assistance is enshrined in the Constitution, the court cannot refuse adjournment if you need time to contact a lawyer. Civil process is strictly regulated, the grounds and procedure adjournment of the hearing fixed in the Civil procedure code.

You will need

• the documents confirming inability to participate in the meeting: a copy of the sick list, travel documents, tickets.

Instruction

1. At the initiative of the parties to the proceedings. If the necessary delay is known in advance, state the request in the beginning of the meeting (after reviewing the procedural rights), justify the reasons for adjournment of the case. The petition may be prepared in writing and submitted to the court. Oral statements are recorded in the minutes of the meeting. Petition allowed by the court without retiring to the deliberation room based on the views of other persons involved in the case.
2. Provide documents confirming inability to participate in the meeting: a copy of the sick list, travel documents, tickets. When deciding on the petition, the court shall consider the gravity causes. The continuance may be denied because the law establishes time limits for consideration of the case. For example, civil cases must be completed within two months from the date of receipt of the claim to the court.
3. At the initiative of the court. The court postpones the hearing in cases where the trial is impossible without more evidence or due to the need to involve others. adjournment decision is made, the reasons for deposits, the steps which need to be made to participants in the process, and the date of the next meeting taking into account the time required for the notice of the participants (missing) and receive evidence.
4. At the initiative of both parties. The parties can say in conjunction to move the date of the meeting in connection with the Commission proceedings, for example, to enter into a settlement agreement to resolve the dispute through the mediation process (i.e. to enlist the help of a mediator, the mediator).