Stay of proceedings
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A stay of proceedings is a ruling by the court in civil and criminal procedure, halting further legal process in a trial.[1] The court can subsequently lift the stay and resume proceedings. However, a stay is sometimes used as a device to postpone proceedings indefinitely.
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[edit] Stay of proceedings by country
[edit] New Zealand
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[edit] United Kingdom
In United Kingdom civil procedure a stay of proceedings is governed by the Civil Procedure Rules. In criminal trials, it is governed by the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.[citation needed]
A court in the United Kingdom may issue a stay in a winding-up upon the creation of an application for rescission, an order is made against a false or mistaken institution, the petition debt is paid in full, the pertaining institution ceases to exist, or if a winding-up order already exists.[2]
In bankruptcy, a case can be stayed if a certification for annulment exists or an Individual Voluntary Arrangement is being negotiated.[2]
[edit] United States
According to United States legal code, a stay of proceedings can be issued in a case "brought in any of the courts of the United States upon any issue referable to arbitration under an agreement in writing for such arbitration" when the ruling on the case is pending, can be stayed "until such arbitration has been had in accordance with the terms of the agreement, providing the applicant for the stay is not in default in proceeding with such arbitration."[3]
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