Conditions attached to a stay of proceedings or an adjournment are not court orders capable of founding a charge of contempt for non-compliance; and where a company is arguably insolvent, the reasonable possibility of inability to pay must be excluded beyond reasonable doubt before a sole director can be found guilty of contempt for the company's failure to pay a costs order.
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