Defending Class Actions in Canada: A Guide for Defendants (Sixth Edition)
Class actions are constantly evolving and your strategy should too. The sixth edition of Defending Class Actions in Canada: A Guide for Defendants delivers the latest insights, legal developments, and practical strategies to help defendants navigate increasingly complex and multijurisdictional litigation.
Whether you're a legal professional, in-house counsel, or business leader, this guide is your essential companion for managing risk and protecting reputation. The sixth edition features a brand new chapter titled “Beyond Certification,” which explores the merits stage of class action litigation — from post-certification through to trial.
With strategic analysis on certification, multijurisdictional coordination, settlement considerations, and emerging trends, this edition equips defendants with the tools to mitigate legal and reputational exposure. It also offers comparative insights into the Canadian and U.S. class action regimes.
Defending Class Actions in Canada: A Guide for Defendants (Sixth Edition)
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Co-edited by our litigation partners Alexandra Cocks and Samuel Lepage, this comprehensive guide features contributions from: Laurence Angers-Routhier, Audrée Anne Barry, Andrew Butler, Michel Gagné, François Giroux, Nikiforos Iatrou, Gillian Kerr, Andrée-Anne Labbé, Jean Lortie, Catherine Martin, Jean-Phillippe Mathieu, Gregory Ringkamp, Marina Sampson, Rosemarie Sarrazin, Byron Shaw, Kara Smyth, Ljiljana Stanic, Stephanie Sugar, Deborah Templer, Noam Uri, Isabelle Vendette, Emma Walsh, Patrick Williams, and Jill Yates.
Drawing on the depth of experience within our National Class Actions Group, this publication showcases the practical knowledge and experience-backed strategies our lawyers bring to the defence of complex, multijurisdictional cases across Canada.
Defending Class Actions in Canada: A Guide for Defendants (Sixth Edition) is now available for purchase as a hardcopy through LexisNexis.
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