By : Jessica Fruchtermann and Katerina Kostopoulos In a judicial system characterized by the traditional adversarial model, parties maintain complete control over their case while the judge acts as a passive arbitrator, adjudicating based on the evidence presented before him/her[1]. While Quebec’s system was historically adversarial, judges have become increasingly managerial and hands-on following the adoption […] Read more
La professeure Catherine Piché à l’UQÀM participera à l’École d’été en droit de la consommation – Développements de droit national, comparé et international du 28 juin au 5 juillet 2018. Les objectifs de cette École d’été sont les suivants : Offrir une formation intense et de qualité en droit de la consommation, en privilégiant les développements de droit […] Read more
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Source : Press Release, LAW COMMISSION OF ONTARIO, MARCH 9 2018 The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) today releases a Consultation Paper and launches province-wide consultations for its Class Actions: Objectives, Experience, and Reforms project. Find it HERE. The LCO review is the most comprehensive assessment of Ontario’s Class Proceedings Act since it came into force […] Read more
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
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
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
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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