Karbines & Karbines and Ors

In *Karbines & Karbines and Ors*, Dawe J considered an application by the husband for a stay of orders made on 19 December 2008, which provided for the sale of various properties and the division of the proceeds. The husband sought this stay pending an appeal. The wife and two interveners were also parties to the proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the husband's application for a stay of the property sale orders. This involved assessing the merits of the husband's proposed grounds of appeal and the potential hardship to the parties, particularly the wife, if a stay were granted or refused. The court also considered applications for costs made by the wife and the interveners.

Dawe J refused the husband's application for a stay, finding that there was a lack of merit in the grounds of appeal and a low likelihood of a successful appeal. The court also determined that granting a stay would cause significant hardship to the wife. Consequently, the husband's application was dismissed. The court also made orders regarding costs, directing the husband to pay the first intervener's costs for their attendance at the stay application. Further, the court varied a previous order to permit the private sale of a property for a specified sum and adjourned the consideration of costs for the wife and second interveners, requiring written submissions from all parties.