Read the full judgment text of CACV 196/2009 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 9 December 2010 before Hon Hartmann JA and Kwan JA.
Civil procedure – Legal Aid Ordinance – Automatic stay of proceedings – Discretion to uplift stay – Ancillary relief – Maintenance orders – Whether stay should be lifted pending legal aid determination – Court declined to uplift 42-day stay as complex case requires time for Director to consider application and little prejudice to wife in remaining period – Wife’s other orders for payment into court and restriction on debts declined as premature or too general – Maintenance orders remain in force without need for secondary enforcement order – Husband in Israel, no assets.
Legal issues: Whether stay should be uplifted · Whether ancillary orders sought by wife should be granted
Outcome: Stay not uplifted; other orders declined.
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