Chamber Hearing – 5th May 2025

EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT COURT OF APPEAL SITTING CHAMBER HEARING MONDAY 5TH MAY 2025 MATTERS DEALT WITH ON PAPER Before: The Hon. Madame Margaret Price-Findlay, Chief Justice (Ag.) Case name: CC v DD (BVIHCMAP2025/0011) TERRITORY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Date: Monday, 5th May 2025 On paper: Applicants: Ms. Sara Malik Respondents: Ms. Jan Allessandrini for the 1st respondent Issues: Application for stay of the lifting of the seal Result/Order: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1.An interim stay of the order of Mithani J dated 16th April 2025 lifting the seal on the proceedings in the court below is granted pending a hearing of the application for stay before the Full Court on a date to be fixed by the Chief Registrar. Reason: The Court considered the principles set out in C-Mobil Services Limited v Huawei Technologies Co. Limited BVIHCMAP2014/0017 regarding an application for a stay as well as the circumstances as set out in the referenced documents filed by the applicant. The Court was satisfied that an application should be fully ventilated in a hearing before the Full Court, and that an interim stay ought to be granted to maintain the status quo until the said hearing.

EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT COURT OF APPEAL SITTING CHAMBER HEARING MONDAY 5 TH MAY 2025 MATTERS DEALT WITH ON PAPER Before: The Hon. Madame Margaret Price-Findlay, Chief Justice (Ag.) Case name: CC v DD (BVIHCMAP2025/0011) TERRITORY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Date: Monday, 5 th May 2025 On paper: Applicants: Ms. Sara Malik Respondents: Ms. Jan Allessandrini for the 1 st respondent Issues: Application for stay of the lifting of the seal Result/Order: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: An interim stay of the order of Mithani J dated 16 th April 2025 lifting the seal on the proceedings in the court below is granted pending a hearing of the application for stay before the Full Court on a date to be fixed by the Chief Registrar. Reason: The Court considered the principles set out in C-Mobil Services Limited v Huawei Technologies Co. Limited BVIHCMAP2014/0017 regarding an application for a stay as well as the circumstances as set out in the referenced

documents filed by the applicant. The Court was satisfied that an application should be fully ventilated in a hearing before the Full Court, and that an interim stay ought to be granted to maintain the status quo until the said hearing.