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Attitude of the courts to applications for stay of proceedings
Circumstances where the court will grant stay of proceedings
Circumstances where the court will not grant stay of proceedings
Conditions for the grant of stay of proceedings
Conditions for the grant of stay of proceedings of execution
Considerations for the courts in determining applications for stay of proceedings
Difference between civil and criminal proceedings in an application for stay pending appeal
Distinction between stay of proceedings granted under the inherent powers of the court and one granted under the Stool Lands Boundaries Settlement Ordinance
Duty of the appellant seeking to upturn an order of stay of proceedings
Effect of failure to attach the notice of appeal to an application for stay of proceedings
Factors for the grant of stay of proceedings
Grant of stay of proceedings as a matter of discretion
How the court should exercise its discretion on whether or not to grant a stay of proceedings
How the discretion to grant stay of proceedings should be exercised in criminal proceedings
How the discretion to order stay of proceedings should be exercised
Nature of the issue of jurisdiction that will qualify as a ground for granting a stay
Need for an applicant for stay of proceedings to demonstrate the existence of exceptional circumstances
Need for a party seeking a stay of proceedings in respect of steps taken to execute a judgment to demonstrate exceptional circumstances
Need for the court to ensue that there are special circumstances warranting a stay
Position of the law on the grant of stay of proceedings pending the determination of an interlocutory appeal
Principles governing the grant of stay of proceedings
Principles governing the grant of stay of proceedings where parties to a contract choose a foreign court and a foreign law
Procedure for the grant of stay of proceedings
Purpose of granting an order for stay of proceedings
Requirements for making an application for stay of proceedings in the National Industrial Court
Situations which will warrant a stay of criminal proceedings
Tests for granting or refusing stay of proceedings against a foreign carrier
The appropriateness of an application for stay of proceedings pending the hearing and determination of the motion for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal
The existence of a valid appeal as a condition precedent to the grant of an application for stay of proceeding pending appeal
The impact of stay of proceedings on administration of justice and why courts must be reluctant in granting it
The main condition for the grant of stay of proceedings
The nature of stay of proceedings
The object of stay of proceedings
The primary duty of trial and appellate courts in dealing with applications for stay of proceedings
The rule that an application for stay of proceedings must be anchored on an appeal challenging the judgment/ruling
The rule that a stay or proceedings can only be granted where there is a competent appeal pending
The rule that in order to succeed in an application for stay of proceedings, there should exist before or simultaneously, with it and the grounds shown, an appeal
The rule that one of the principles to bear in mind when considering an application for stay of proceedings is the preservation of the res from being destroyed and causing undue hardship
The threshold test for granting a stay of proceedings
The unfettered discretion of superior courts to grant stay of proceedings
What constitutes exceptional circumstances for the grant of stay of proceedings
What stay of proceedings connotes
What the conduct of the lower court should be where there is an application before a higher court for a stay of its proceedings
What the court considers in the exercise of its discretion in granting stay of proceedings
What the court will consider in exercising its discretion to grant a stay of proceedings in a case filed in breach of an agreement to refer disputes to a foreign country
When an applicant will file a motion for stay of proceedings
When a stay of proceedngs will be granted in an interlocutory appeal
When stay of proceedings will be granted
When the appellate court will intervene in the exercise of the discretion to grant stay of proceedings
Whether a court will grant stay of proceedings where time is of the essence
Whether a court will not grant a stay of proceedings simply because a notice of preliminary objection challenging the validity of the appeal has been filed
Whether an appeal per se constitutes a right to obtain a stay of proceedings
Whether an appellate court can delve into the merits of the case in the determination of an application for grant of stay of proceedings
Whether an application for stay of proceedings automatically operates to stay proceedings
Whether an application for stay of proceedings must be filed in the lower court as a condition for invoking the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal
Whether an application for stay of proceedings on the ground that the trial court lacks jurisdiction ought to be granted
Whether an application for stay of proceedings will be granted in an election petition
Whether an application for stay of proceedings will be granted to enable the applicant pursue his appeal in the Court of Appeal
Whether an application for stay of proceedings will be granted where there is no pending appeal filed before the Court of Appeal
Whether an application for stay of proceedings would be granted where an interlocutory order does not finally dispose of the case
Whether an order of stay of proceedings can be removed by the court which granted it
Whether an order of stay of proceedings can be revoked by an executive instrument
Whether a party whose application for stay of proceedings was refused by the High court is entitled to repeat his application in the Court of Appeal before the appeal has been entered
Whether a stay of proceedings can be granted in respect of a non-executable order
Whether a stay of proceedings will be lightly granted
Whether a submission that an appeal has a high chance of success constitutes exceptional circumstances for the grant of stay of proceedings
Whether filing an appeal operates as a stay of proceedings
Whether or not the court has jurisdiction to stay its own proceedings
Whether proceedings will be stayed in the second suit where a plaintiff institutes concurrent suits against the same person in respect of the same subject-matter
Whether stay of proceedings should be granted in respect of interlocutory appeals
Whether stay of proceedings will be granted where the applicant has taken fresh step after knowledge of the irregularity
Whether the court can grant an application for stay of proceedings pending the determination of the appeal in rulings in respect of rejection of evidence
Whether the court can stay proceedings in respect of steps taken to enforce a judgment
Whether the court has power to stay a proceeding that has already been agreed by parties to proceed to arbitration
Whether the Court of Appeal can grant an application for stay of proceedings in the High Court
Whether the court will grant an application for stay of proceedings in respect of a proposed Notice of Appeal
Whether the court will grant a stay of proceedings in all running down cases until the plaintiff submits himself to examination by a doctor of the defendant's choice
Whether the court will stay proceedings in the hope that the appeal might succeed
Whether the fact of the pendency of an interlocutory appeal compels the grant of stay of proceedings
Whether the fact that the applicant has appealed against a ruling or order of the court in an interlocutory matter during a civil trial entitled him to a stay of proceedings
Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to grant stay of proceedings pending the determination of an interlocutory appeal
Whether the issue of jurisdiction is a good ground to stay proceedings
Whether the judge can stay proceedings because he thinks a conviction is unlikely
Whether the mere expectation that the interlocutory appeal will succeed is a ground for the grant of stay of proceedings
Whether there can be a valid stay of proceedings in a criminal matter
Whether the Supreme Court has the power to grant a stay of proceedings under the judgment or decision appealed against
Whether the Supreme Court has the power to order a stay of proceedings where the lower courts lack the power to do same
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