An applicant for a stay pending appeal must establish special circumstances, and the appeal will not be rendered nugatory where the applicant's position is adequately protected by undertakings not to deal with the property and by caveats remaining on relevant properties. The apparent lack of merit in the proposed appeal is a relevant factor weighing against the grant of a stay.
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