What is the test for a motion to stay a motion?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Ontario v. Koon, 2018 ONLSTA 16 (CanLII):
The onus is on the party seeking a stay to show, through evidence, that there is a serious question to be tried, there would be irreparable harm if the motion were not granted and that the balance of convenience favours that party: Law Society of Upper Canada v. Igbinosun, 2006 ONLSAP 10.
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