LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Paralegal, Professional Liability Insurance, Small Claims Court
15 Sep 2017
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Small claims court finally, because his individual claim is worth only at most, chad would be entitled to bring his action against shady press in a small claims court. Litigation in that type of court requires far fewer resources in terms of time and money: class actions are governed by statute in some provinces, and by common law in others. In either event, however, the criteria are much the same. Common issues: there must be common issues amongst the various members of the class. In this case, the court would have to be satisfied that all of the class members were subject to the same type of systematic overcharging by bop. It is not necessary, however, for every claim to be identical. Even if the court allows a class action to occur, it may set up a process to deal with the special circumstances that affect some claimants.
