| Description |
[lxxix], 535 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Part I: The Class Action Introduced. Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Features of modern class action regimes -- Ch. 3. Objectives of class action regimes -- Ch. 4. A different approach for England. Part II: Commencement of the Class Action. Ch. 5. Suitability for class action treatment -- Ch. 6. The requisite commonality -- Ch. 7. The requisite superiority -- Ch. 8. Assessing the class representative. Part III: The Conduct of the Class Action. Ch. 9. Shaping the class membership -- Ch. 10. Potential impediments to ongoing conduct -- Ch. 11. Monetary relief -- Ch. 12. Costs and funding of class actions |
| Summary |
Multi-party litigation is a world-wide legal process, and the class action device is one of its best known manifestations. As a means of providing access to justice and achieving judicial economies, the class action is gaining increasing endorsement - particularly given the prevalence of mass consumerism of goods and services, and the extent to which the activities and decisions of corporations and government bodies can affect large numbers of people. The primary purpose of this book is to compare and contrast the class action models that apply under the federal regimes of Australia and the United States and the provincial regimes of Ontario and British Columbia in Canada. While the United States model is the most longstanding, there have now been sufficient judicial determinations under each of the studied jurisdictions to provide a constructive basis for comparison. In the context of the drafting and application of a workable class action framework, it is apparent that similar problems have been confronted across these jurisdictions, which in turn promotes a search for assistance in the experience and legal analysis of others |
| Analysis |
Comparative law (Australia,USA,Canada) |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references (pages [507]-526) and index |
| Subject |
Complaints (Civil procedure)
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Complex litigation.
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Class actions (Civil procedure)
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Class actions (Civil procedure) -- Canada.
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Class actions (Civil procedure) -- Ontario.
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Class actions (Civil procedure) -- United States.
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Class actions (Civil procedure) -- Australia.
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| LC no. |
2005357109 |
| ISBN |
1841134368 hardback |
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