Liddy v Bazley

In *Liddy v Bazley*, the appellants, who were insured parties, sought a stay of a judgment pending their appeal. The respondent was the party against whom the judgment had been entered.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether to grant a stay of the judgment. This required the Court to consider whether the appellants had reasonably arguable grounds of appeal and whether there was a sufficient risk of difficulty in recovering the judgment debt should the appeal be successful, particularly given the respondent was not impecunious.

The Court reasoned that a stay should be ordered if it was fair to all parties. Applying this principle, and finding that the appellants had reasonably arguable grounds of appeal and that there was a real risk of difficulty in recovering the judgment debt, the Court granted the application for a stay. The stay was made conditional upon terms designed to ensure fairness to both parties.

The application for a stay was granted on certain conditions, as detailed in paragraph [26] of the judgment.