The court dealt with a hearing in which Mr Osman sought a final order against the Legal Practice Council to extend his practical vocational training contract. The court said the main application could not proceed because an interlocutory application about a supplementary answering affidavit had not been properly set down or prepared for hearing, and the main application was postponed sine die. The wasted costs for the postponement were reserved for later determination.
This may be relevant to parties involved in practice training disputes and interlocutory applications concerning supplementary affidavits and set down procedure.
Evidence from source
The applicant, Mr Osman, has brought an application for a final order against the respondent, the Legal Practice Council (“the LPC”), directing it to extend the period of his practical vocational training contract.
Supports: plain_summary sentence 1
The main application cannot therefore proceed today. But the interlocutory application cannot proceed either. It is not ripe for hearing.
Supports: plain_summary sentence 2
1. The main application is postponed sine die ; 2. The wasted costs occasioned by the postponement are reserved for later determination.
Supports: plain_summary sentence 3