§ 13 — Stay of court proceedings

13.—(1) Where there are any proceedings before a court in respect of any matter which is the subject of a complaint of non‑compliance, any party may apply to that court to stay the proceedings so far as the proceedings relate to that matter.(2) The court hearing the application may make an order, on any terms or conditions that the court thinks fit, staying the proceedings so far as the proceedings relate to that matter.

(3) The court may, in making an order under subsection (2), make any interim or supplementary orders that the court thinks fit for the purpose of preserving the rights of the parties.

(4) For the purposes of this section, a reference to a party includes a reference to any person claiming through or under a party.

(5) To avoid doubt, this section applies whether the proceedings before the court were commenced before the filing of the complaint of non‑compliance or during the course of any mediation or adjudication conducted following the filing of the complaint of non‑compliance.

—(1) Where there are any proceedings before a court in respect of any matter which is the subject of a complaint of non‑compliance, any party may apply to that court to stay the proceedings so far as the proceedings relate to that matter.

(2) The court hearing the application may make an order, on any terms or conditions that the court thinks fit, staying the proceedings so far as the proceedings relate to that matter.

(3) The court may, in making an order under subsection (2), make any interim or supplementary orders that the court thinks fit for the purpose of preserving the rights of the parties.

(4) For the purposes of this section, a reference to a party includes a reference to any person claiming through or under a party.

(5) To avoid doubt, this section applies whether the proceedings before the court were commenced before the filing of the complaint of non‑compliance or during the course of any mediation or adjudication conducted following the filing of the complaint of non‑compliance.