Julia Farr Services Inc v Hayes

Julia Farr Services Inc (the claimant) applied to Santow JA of the Court of Appeal for a stay of proceedings pending an application for special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia against a judgment of the Court of Appeal. The nature of the underlying dispute between Julia Farr Services Inc and Hayes is not detailed in the provided text.

The primary legal issue before Santow JA was whether to grant a stay of the Court of Appeal's judgment. This required consideration of the relevant factors for granting such a stay, particularly the prospects of success on the claimant's application for special leave to appeal to the High Court.

Santow JA declined to grant the stay. While the specific reasoning is not elaborated upon in the provided text, the decision indicates that the factors considered, including the prospects of success on the special leave application, did not favour the grant of a stay. Consequently, the claimant was ordered to pay the costs of the opponent.