adjournment

They sought an adjournment to allow him to complete an administration process for the company to then be sold, without the need for any government intervention.

Parliament has faced repeated adjournments as opposition MPs demand a debate on what they call a threat to democracy.

Judge Watson said he was satisfied passing sentence in the absence of the defendant, noting an adjournment was not likely to compel him to attend court.

On Wednesday, a court could force Liberty's speciality steel business to close over unpaid debts, putting 1,450 jobs at risk, unless the company wins an adjournment.

However, the musician's lawyers suggested they might request a two-week adjournment, saying that prosecutors had yet to hand over some 200,000 emails relating to one of Combs' alleged victims.