2018
Actualités
BLOG / L’affaire Volkswagen : Une révolution pour les actions collectives en droit de l’environnement?
March 13, 2018 Alexandre Csuzdi Vallée
By : Alexandre Csuzdi Vallée French version only L’affaire Volkswagen ne nécessite plus de présentation. Le constructeur automobile allemand s’est fait pincer après avoir équipé certaines de ses voitures d’un dispositif permettant de fausser les statistiques d’émissions polluantes. Comme on pouvait le présager, des actions collectives ont été lancées à Montréal au nom des propriétaires et […] Read more
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Comparative Law : An Empirical Study of Australia’s Class Action Regimes
schaffaiparent March 2, 2018
An Empirical Study of Australia’s Class Action Regimes Fifth Report: The First Twenty-Five Years of Class Actions in Australia Please find HERE the fifth report issued as part of an empirical study of Australia’s class action regime, conducted by professor Vince Morabito (Monash University – Department of Business Law and Taxation). Abstract : March 2017 marked the 25th […] Read more
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New prof. Catherine Piché’s publication entitled “Class Action Value”
January 30, 2018 Catherine Piché
Find HERE the full PDF version of prof. Catherine Piché’s most recent publication in the collective Fifty Years of Class Actions — A Global Perspective (Theoritical Inquiries in Law, vol 19, no 1), entitled Class Action Value. This Article attempts to clarify a proposition of certain Canadian authors that while class actions represent a signi […] Read more
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Professor Piché cited by the Ontario Superior Court in Class Action Case
January 30, 2018 Catherine Piché
On January 9th 2018, prof. Catherine Piché’s doctoral thesis was cited by Justice Morgan of the Ontario Superior Court in bread price-fixing class action case. [21] At that stage, it may become relevant to consider whether it is appropriate that part of any settlement payment by Loblaw be composed of a $25 card that can […] Read more
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BLOG : The Authorization Stage in Quebec’s Class Action: Useful or a Mere Formality?
January 12, 2018 Fruchtermann, Jessica / Katerina Kostopoulos
By : Jessica Fruchtermann & Katerina Kostopoulos In theory, the authorization stage represents a crucial part of any class action proceeding. Pursuant to Article 574 of Quebec’s Code of Civil Procedure [hereinafter “C.C.P.”], a person is required to obtain court approval before instituting a class action[1]. Essentially, the judge must determine whether the four cumulative criteria outlined […] Read more
