<p class="ql-align-center"><strong><u><span style="background-color: transparent">RULING</span></u></strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">This ruling is in respect of Application for Stay of Proceedings pending Appeal. It was filed by Counsel for and on behalf of Plaintiff/Applicant herein on the 28th October, 2022.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">The mainstay of this Application is that Plaintiff/Applicant herein on the 14th of July, 2021 filed a Motion on Notice for leave to amend Pleadings and to recall Plaintiff’s Attorney to lead fresh evidence.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">The said Application was  dismissed  by  this  Court per  its  ruling delivered on 14th April, 2022.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">In the instant Application, Plaintiff/Applicant states in Paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 as follows:</span></p><p><strong><u><span style="background-color: transparent">Paragraph 6</span></u></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="background-color: transparent">That aggrieved by the Ruling herein on the 5th May, 2022 filed a Notice of Appeal (see attached: Notice of Appeal marked as Exhibit “B”.</span></em></strong></p><p><strong><u><span style="background-color: transparent">Paragraph 7</span></u></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="background-color: transparent">That the trial of the matter is still ongoing as the only witness for the Defendant is still under cross-examination.</span></em></strong></p><p><strong><u><span style="background-color: transparent">Paragraph 8</span></u></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="background-color: transparent">That there are exceptional circumstances warranting the grant of this Application and if the matter proceeds to its logical conclus…</span></em></strong></p>