Darley and Darley (No. 3)

In *Darley and Darley (No. 3)*, the applicant sought a stay of proceedings. The application had not been served on the other parties, and the time for payment of a costs order had expired.

The central legal issue before Carew J was whether to grant the applicant's request for a stay of proceedings in circumstances where the application had not been served on the opposing parties and the deadline for complying with a costs order had passed.

Carew J dismissed the application, finding that there was no evidence presented to explain the delay in seeking the stay or to demonstrate any hardship suffered by the applicant as a result of the existing situation. The court applied the principle that an applicant for a stay must provide a satisfactory explanation for any delay and demonstrate the necessity of the relief sought.

Consequently, the application filed by the applicant on 4 June 2019 was dismissed.