Civil Procedure

Provides information on pursuing, defending, or intervening in a class proceeding, including commentary, precedents, tables, and legislation. Also available in print: KE8402.A6 E39 2008 - Law Library Reserve (2-hour loan)

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Also available in print: KE8402 .W35 2024 - Law Library Reserve (2-hour loan)
Explores the leading-edge case law and current legislative regimes that guide the certification process, determination of representation, and approval of settlements. It examines the procedural challenges involved in bringing and defending against class actions, as well as the complexities of multijurisdictional actions.

The basic legal propositions drawn from more than three decades of class proceedings are compiled in this concise and accessible volume geared at lawyers practising in common law jurisdictions.
Also available on Lexis+ via password access for faculty and students at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law.

Resource for enterprises exposed to potential or actual class actions and for the lawyers who represent them.
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This book looks at the origins of representative proceedings in equity, the rise of modern-day class actions around the world (particularly in the United States and Quebec), and at the debates about the Ontario legislation. The book presents an in-depth analysis of the political and social influences that shaped the momentous legal change caused by the Ontario Class Proceedings Act, 1992.

Available in online and in print: KE8402 .K34 2018

Class Actions in Canada is a timely exploration of the evolution of collective litigation in Canada

Offers a comprehensive review of the ever-expanding law of class actions from trial and appellate courts across Canada.

Provides detailed analysis of the practical and tactical issues arising in class action litigation. Includes commentary, guidelines for drafting pleadings, guidance on use of class actions in different legal areas, analysis of case law, and class action legislation from across the country.

This work provides exclusive and authoritative coverage of prominent environmental litigation. Environmental issues are subject to intense scrutiny by the news media and come with high reputational risk to businesses and government entities. The author, a leading practitioner in class action litigation and environmental law, approaches this complex field by reviewing the foundation of class action law in Canada and discussing its specific application to environmental issues.

The Canadian Class Action Review is the only journal in Canada focused on publishing leading edge multi-disciplinary scholarship about class actions.