The law of class actions in Canada
By: Warren K. Winkler, Paul M. Perell, Jasminka Kalajdzic and Alison Warner
Publisher: Canada Law Book
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto, ON
Language: eng
Number of pages: 449
ISBN-13: 9780888047281
Subjects: Class actions (Civil procedure)
Description: "Class actions are increasingly playing a significant role in providing access to justice to people who have experienced a common wrong. The volume of class actions jurisprudence in Canada has increased exponentially in recent years. Containing insights from two of the foremost Canadian class action jurists and a leading academic in the field, this text offers a comprehensive review of the ever-expanding law of class actions from trial and appellate courts across Canada"--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The nature and process of class proceedings; title: 2. Certification: general principles and evidentiary issues; title: 3. The cause of action criterion; title: 4. Defining the class; title: 5. Common issues; title: 6. Preferable procedure; title: 7. The representative plaintiff and the litigation plan; title: 8. Interlocutory motions; title: 9. Notice and communication to the class; title: 10. Opting in, opting out, and the binding effect of judgments and settlements; title: 11. Decertification, amendment of the certification order, discontinuance, and abandonment; title: 12. Multi-jurisdictional, national and global class actions; title: 13. Aggregate assessment of damages and statistical evidence; title: 14. Resolving individual issues and distributing individual awards; title: 15. Limitation periods; title: 16. Settlement approval; title: 17. Administration of judgments and settlements; title: 18. Appeals; title: 19. Costs; title: 20. Fees and disbursements; title: 21. Other representative proceedings; title: 22. Ethical issues and conflicts of interest.