The Court of Appeal has inherent power to order an interim stay of execution of its own motion where an appellant has died and no legal personal representative has yet been appointed, if it is in the interests of justice to do so. The key criterion for extending a stay pending appeal remains whether there is a real risk the respondent would be unable to repay the judgment sum if the appeal succeeds. The orderly administration of a deceased appellant's estate is not, of itself, a proper basis for extending a stay.
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