Sogelease v Griffin [2002] NSWSC 1099

Sogelease v Griffin [2002] NSWSC 1099

The court declined to grant a stay of the civil proceedings, finding that there were not even any criminal charges laid and no explicit statement from police that charges would be laid, and thus no substantial or real danger of injustice in the future to justify depriving the plaintiffs of their right to have their civil claim proceed; the burden on the first defendant to justify a stay was not met.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
21 November 2002
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interlocutory Application for Stay of Proceedings
Outcome
Application for stay of proceedings dismissed.
Legal Topics
['stay of Proceedings' 'effect of Possible or Pending Criminal Charges']
['civil Procedure'] ['stay of Proceedings' 'effect of Possible or Pending Criminal Charges']

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Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory Application for Stay of Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the possibility of criminal charges against a defendant warrants a stay of civil proceedings.']

Ratio Decidendi

The court declined to grant a stay of the civil proceedings, finding that there were not even any criminal charges laid and no explicit statement from police that charges would be laid, and thus no substantial or real danger of injustice in the future to justify depriving the plaintiffs of their right to have their civil claim proceed; the burden on the first defendant to justify a stay was not met.

Court Disposition

Application for stay of proceedings dismissed.

Orders

  • ["The first defendant's application for a stay of proceedings is dismissed."]