2018
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BLOG : 集体诉讼在中国 / Class Actions in China
schaffaiparent June 20, 2018 Lab publications
The author is one of the Lab’s students, directly from China, Xintong Sha. English version below 集体诉讼在中国 集体诉讼(Class Action)在中国称为公益诉讼,包括民事公益诉讼和行政公益诉讼。民事公益诉讼又包括了环境公益诉讼和消费者公益诉讼。《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》(以下简称《民事诉讼法》)规定:环境保护法、消费者权益保护法等法律规定的机关和有关组织对污染环境、侵害众多消费者合法权益等损害社会公共利益的行为,根据民事诉讼法第五十五条规定提起公益诉讼,符合下列条件的,人们法院应当受理:(一)有明确的被告;(二)有具体的诉讼请求;(三)有社会公共利益收到损害的初步证据;(四)属于人们法院受理民事诉讼的范围和受诉人民法院管辖。《民事诉讼法》第五十五条规定“对污染环境、侵害众多消费者合法权益等损害社会公共利益的行为,法律规定的机关和有关组织可以向人民法院提起诉讼。”后该条在2017年民事诉讼法修改后,新增一款,作为第二款“人民检察院在履行职责中发现生态环境和资源保护、食品药品安全领域侵害众多消费者合法权益等损害社会公共利益的行为,在没有前款规定的集团和组织或者前款规定的机关和组织不提起诉讼的情况下,可以向人民法院提起诉讼。前款规定的机关或者组织提起诉讼的,人民检查院可以支持起诉。”奠定了人民检察院提起民事公益诉讼的主体资格的地位。 Class Actions in China Class Action is called public interest litigation in China. It includes civil public interest litigation and administrative public interest litigation. Civil public interest litigation includes environmental and consumer protection issues. The Civil […] Read more
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Prof. Piché’s work cited in Journal Métro
schaffaiparent June 20, 2018
Prof. Piché empiric work cited as an example in Montreal’s Journal Métro in an article regarding class actions and social medias. Au Québec, on a de bons taux de réclamation, estime Mme Piché, qui étudie de près les actions collectives. Si elle a vu des taux de 0 pour cent, elle en a vu de […] Read more
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PUBLICATION : The Class Action Effect / L’Effet de l’Action Collective
May 10, 2018 Catherine Piché Lab publications
Class Actions Lab’s 2017 colloquium is now followed by a collective work published by Éditions Yvon Blais, The Class Action Effect / L’effet de l’action collective. This collective book gathers 13 texts, in English or in French, from the colloquium organized by the Class Actions Lab of the Université de Montréal, in collaboration with the Center on […] Read more
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EVENT : Réflexions étudiantes sur l’action collective
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A Proposed Class Actions Law Reform in British Columbia
On April 23, 2018, British Columbia government introduced the Bill 21-2018 : Class Proceedings Amendment Act that aims to introduce changes to the Class Proceedings Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 50. The full text of the Bill 21 is HERE. Read more
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New publication in NYU Journal of Law and Business by Prof. Catherine Piché
April 26, 2018 Catherine Piché Lab publications
Prof. Catherine Piché published a paper entitled Public Financiers as Overseers of Class Proceedings in New York University Journal of Law and Business. PICHÉ, Catherine, “Public Financiers as Overseers of Class Proceedings”, 12-3 NYU JLB 777 The paper can be found HERE. Read more
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BLOG : The Role of the Judge in a Class Action Context
April 12, 2018 Fruchtermann, Jessica / Katerina Kostopoulos Lab publications
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
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La professeure Piché participe à une École d’été en droit de la consommation
April 11, 2018 Catherine Piché
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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BLOG : Le cafouillage de l’autoroute 13
March 23, 2018 William Plante-Bischoff
French version only. Read more
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The Law Commission of Ontario Launches Consultation Paper entitled Class Actions : Objectives, Experience, and Reforms
March 13, 2018 Catherine Piché / William Plante-Bischoff Lab publications
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