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Announcing the publication of Class Actions Law and Practice, a one-volume looseleaf service available exclusively from Butterworths. Features include:
- 13 chapters of commentary - One of Canada's leading experts in the field takes you step-by-step through the procedure in light of the statutory requirements and nearly 150 cases from across Canada and the U.S.
- Complete set of precedents - 38 readily adaptable pleadings, notices of motion, affidavits in support, orders, settlement certification and objections.
- Scan-friendly tables - Quick reference to the common issues and class definitions that have proven successful in specific cases.
- Essential background information - Stay in bounds with the Ontario and B.C. statutes and other relevant legislation and rules.
- Mike Eizenga & Dawn Sullivan, "Introduction to Class Proceedings", in B.L. Gluckstein et al., eds., Personal Injury Pratice Manual (Toronto: Buterworths, 1999) c.15.
- Siskinds Class Action Newsletter (Updated Monthly), Quicklaw Systems Limited. Edited by Dawn Sullivan.
Contents: Evaluation of the Potential Class Proceeding · Certification of the Class Proceeding · Classes · Practical & Procedural Aspects of Certification · Limitation Periods · Defendant's Class Proceedings · Conduct of the Class Proceeding · Conclusion of the Class Proceeding · Individual Proceedings · Financing of a Class Proceeding · Costs · Class Action Fees · Appendices
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Class Proceedings
Chapter 2 - Evaluation of the Potential Class Proceeding
Chapter 3 - Certification of the Class Proceeding
Chapter 4 - Classes
Chapter 5 - Practical & Procedural Aspects of Certification
Chapter 6 - Limitation Periods
Chapter 7 - Defendant's Class Proceedings
Chapter 8 - Conduct of the Class Proceeding
Chapter 9 - Conclusion of the Class Proceeding
Chapter 10 - Individual Proceedings
Chapter 11 - Financing of a Class Proceeding
Chapter 12 - Costs
Chapter 13 - Class Action Fees
Appendix A - Precedents
Retainer Agreement
Statement of Claim
Notice of Intent to Defend
Statement of Defence
Certification Motion materials
Settlement Approval materials
Certification & Settlement Approval materials
Decertification materials
Discontinuance materials
Appendix B - Legislation
Ontario and B.C. statutes
Quebec Civil Code (relevant provisions)
U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 23
Appendix C - Tables
Table of Common Issues
Table of Class Definitions
Index
Michael A. Eizenga, B.A., Th.M., M.A., LL.B., of the Ontario Bar, is a partner at the firm of Siskind, Cromarty, Ivey & Dowler in London, Ontario. A recognized authority in the area of class actions, he has written and lectured extensively on the subject and has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law.
Michael J. Peerless, B.A., LL.B., of the Ontario Bar, is a partner at Siskind, Cromarty, Ivey & Dowler. A member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Ontario Trail Lawyers Association, he has written and lectured on class actions and product liability law.
Charles M. Wright, B.A., B.S., LL.B., of the Ontario Bar, is a lawyer at Siskind, Cromarty, Ivey & Dowler where he practises primarily in medical malpractice, product liability and class action litigation. Wright is a frequent lecturer on class actions in Canada. He has spoken extensively on product liability pertaining to breast implants.
Siskind, Cromarty, Ivey & Dowler is a 60 member London, Ontario-based law firm which is a leader in bringing class action law suits in Canada. They are the first firm to have certified and the first to have settled a class action in Ontario under the 1992 Class Proceedings Act.
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