The courts have a general discretion to stay proceedings.

英国法院有中止诉讼的普遍自由裁量权。

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Kissel recently spoke of her intention to ask for a permanent stay in the proceedings, claiming the publicity about the case would make a retrial unfair.

Kissel在近期的讲话中说，她打算在诉讼过程中申请一处固定居所，声称公众对案件的关注会造成重审的不公平。

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However, where the foreign proceedings are in an appropriate forum and are well under way, the English court will stay its proceedings in the interests of justice.

然而，如果外国程序是在一个合适的法院，并正在顺利进行，英国法庭将保持在其程序公正的利益。

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Other donors are likely to continue their support unless the UN itself pulls out or the international judges rule to stay proceedings.

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But his lawyers immediately lodged the application for a permanent stay of proceedings against him.

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Belfast Crown Court judge Mr Justice Horner refused to 'stay' proceedings, ruling that despite the time gap Rodgers could still get a fair trial.

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