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While the securities class action regimes in Canada and the U.S. — and in particular the way they treat the «fraud - on - the - market» presumption — are sufficiently different and it won't have a direct effect on Canadian jurisprudence, securities class action lawyers should take note.

In this series, we will examine the different class action regimes in Canada, and focus on recent class action trends in areas such as privacy, employment and competition law.

«The Law on Representative Proceedings and Class Action Regimes in Other Jurisdictions, in Report: Class Actions 25 - 62 (The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong, May 2012).

Not exact matches

In either case, they must guarantee that class action regimes live up to the original objectives of providing an efficient class action procedure, which increases claimants» access to justice while protecting all parties from the dangers of inappropriate or abusive actions.

Established in 1992, Australia's federal class action regime was developed to promote the more efficient resolution of multiple claims sharing common issues, to increase access to justice for small claimants and to safeguard the interests of group members and respondents alike.

The types of claims brought, and the means by which they are run and funded, mean that the use of ad hoc approaches to practical issues in the management of class actions risks inconsistent results unless the regime is improved to meet these new challenges.

The collective redress regimes around the world do not have to be identical but if they are designed to protect the same substantive and procedural rights of class members and are based on some of the same fundamental principles, it is more likely that class action judgments from one jurisdiction will be enforceable in another jurisdiction.

When class proceedings were first considered in Ontario by the Ontario Law Reform Commission's «Report on Class Actions», a «no - costs» regime was recommended whereby the losing party in a class proceeding was not required to pay the costs of the winning pclass proceedings were first considered in Ontario by the Ontario Law Reform Commission's «Report on Class Actions», a «no - costs» regime was recommended whereby the losing party in a class proceeding was not required to pay the costs of the winning pClass Actions», a «no - costs» regime was recommended whereby the losing party in a class proceeding was not required to pay the costs of the winning pclass proceeding was not required to pay the costs of the winning party.

He states that he was wrong as a member of the 1990 Attorney General's Advisory Committee to recommend keeping a two - way costs regime in class actions (contrary to the recommendations of the Ontario Law Reform Commission almost a decade earlier), and notes his hope that the current Law Commission of Ontario Class Actions Project corrects the eclass actions (contrary to the recommendations of the Ontario Law Reform Commission almost a decade earlier), and notes his hope that the current Law Commission of Ontario Class Actions Project corrects theactions (contrary to the recommendations of the Ontario Law Reform Commission almost a decade earlier), and notes his hope that the current Law Commission of Ontario Class Actions Project corrects the eClass Actions Project corrects theActions Project corrects the error.

The Fund was created in part to reduce barriers to class actions created by a cost shifting regime.

Most jurisdictions in Canada have opt - out regimes, whereby both resident and non-resident class members must opt out of the action if they do not want to be bound by the proceedings.

The proposed amendments will harmonize BC's class action regime with the majority of jurisdictions in Canada and will significantly increase the size of classes in BC by allowing national classes.