The defendant moved to stay a civil action brought by the plaintiff, her former spouse, which sought to lift a freezing order and preservation order previously granted in their ongoing family law proceeding.
The court granted the stay, finding that the civil action was an impermissible collateral attack and barred by issue estoppel, as the plaintiff was attempting to relitigate a final order made between the same parties in another forum.
The defendant's request for security for costs was dismissed as unnecessary given the stay.
