Jayant Patel lawyers fail to appear again

A judge has ordered former Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel be brought into court to determine the progress of his fraud charges.
Patel was listed to appear for mention on Friday in the Supreme Court in Brisbane on eight fraud and attempted fraud charges.
It's alleged he lied to gain employment at the Bundaberg Base Hospital.
He is also accused of hiding the fact that he had been found guilty of gross negligence in the United States before he was hired in Bundaberg and was banned from performing oesophagectomies and some abdominal operations.
However, there still seems to be confusion over who is representing the former doctor, with defence lawyers failing to show up to court for the second time in as many weeks.
Justice Glenn Martin adjourned the matter until next Friday, and ordered Patel be brought before the court to discuss how the matter will progress.