Superliquorman Hotels (Napier) Ltd v Napier City Council - [1984] 1 NZLR 58

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Refusal of adjournment — Witness was unavailable and counsel sought adjournment — Adjournment was refused and counsel was granted leave to withdraw — Company, by now unrepresented, was convicted of offences under s 172 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1977 and fined $11,000 - Whether company had been effectively denied a proper opportunity of presenting its defence before the District Court.