Section 70 — Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007: Power of High Court to stay execution

Power of High Court to stay execution 70 1 If, at any time, the High Court is satisfied that a party to proceedings is unable to pay—

a a sum recovered against him (by way of satisfaction of the claim or counterclaim in the proceedings or by way of costs or otherwise), or b any instalment of such a sum, the court may stay the execution of any writ of control issued in the proceedings, for whatever period and on whatever terms it thinks fit.

2 The court may act under subsection (1) from time to time until it appears that the cause of the inability to pay has ceased.

3 In this section a party to proceedings includes every person, whether or not named as a party, who is served with notice of the proceedings or attends them.