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Judicial review dismissed; Meta is a federally regulated undertaking outside provincial human rights jurisdiction.
The applicant sought judicial review of a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) decision refusing to reconsider its dismissal of his complaint against Meta Platforms Inc. for lack of jurisdiction.
The HRTO had concluded that Meta is a federally regulated undertaking.
The Divisional Court dismissed the application, finding that the HRTO's jurisdictional decision was correct.
Applying the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity and division of powers principles, the Court confirmed that Meta provides services over the internet, constituting an interprovincial telecommunications undertaking subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction.
Automatic stay of payment order lifted due to payor's financial instability, with payee posting equivalent security.
The moving parties (Vendors) sought to lift an automatic stay of an order requiring the responding party (Purchaser) to pay €855,155 pending the hearing of an application regarding an earn-out payment dispute.
The Purchaser had appealed the order, triggering an automatic stay under Rule 63.01(1).
The Court of Appeal granted the motion to lift the stay under Rule 63.01(5), finding that the Purchaser's financial instability created a material risk of non-payment, which constituted financial hardship for the Vendors.
To balance the risk to the Purchaser, the stay was lifted on the condition that the Vendors pay an equivalent amount into court as security pending the appeal.
