The Harpur v Ariadne principle precluding security for costs against a corporate party where an individual co-party of means pursues the same claims requires a complete coincidence of interest; partial overlap is insufficient. The invocation of mandatory rent relief negotiation under the COVID-19 Emergency Response Regulation 2020 (Qld) may constitute a powerful discretionary factor against granting a stay based on alleged rent defaults, where there is a real question whether the defaults will subsist once the negotiation process is completed.
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