Civil Litigation · glossary
A court order that freezes a claim: nobody can take a further step in it, but it is not dismissed. The Tomlin order stays Ravensett’s claim, except to carry out the agreed terms. Tomlin Order, paragraph 1 · Chapter 10 · see Tomlin order
Explained in Chapter 10, Mediation, Settlement and the Tomlin Order, of Civil Litigation.
A stay freezes the claim: nobody can take a further step in it, but it is not dismissed. The words after “except” matter. Paragraph 2 lets either party return to the court to carry out the terms, even to ask for judgment, without starting a new claim. Lawyers call this “liberty to apply”.Read Chapter 10, Mediation, Settlement and the Tomlin Order →
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