Primus Telecommunications Pty Limited v Kooee Communications Pty Limited & Anor [2007] NSWSC 522

The defendants failed to discharge the onus of showing any real or sufficient risk that the plaintiff would be unable to repay the judgment debt should the appeal succeed; the interests of justice and the balance of convenience required dismissal of the stay application.

Parties: Plaintiff: Primus Telecommunications Pty Limited; First Defendant: Kooee Communications Pty Limited; Second Defendant: SP Telemedia Limited
Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 22 May 2007
Procedural Posture: Application / Application for Stay Pending Appeal
Outcome: Application for stay dismissed
Legal Topics: Stay Orders, Costs, Enforcement of Judgments

Practice and Procedure Stay Orders Costs Enforcement of Judgments

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Parties

Primus Telecommunications Pty Limited

Plaintiff

Kooee Communications Pty Limited

First Defendant

SP Telemedia Limited

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Application / Application for Stay Pending Appeal

Legal Issues

1 Whether a stay should be granted pending an appeal to the Court of Appeal
2 Whether there is a real risk that, absent a stay, the appeal will be rendered abortive

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Application for stay dismissed

Orders

Order that the defendants pay the plaintiffs costs of the defendants' motion filed on 22 May 2007.
Order staying the orders made on 24 April 2007.