Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 4 December 1996.
1. What we have before us is a motion taken out on behalf of the unsuccessful purchasers (the plaintiffs) for an order that the execution of the costs incurred by the vendors (the defendants) both in the High Court and on appeal be stayed until the final conclusion of the proceedings which are due to be heard in the Privy Council in February next year.