In what circumstances will a certification motion be heard before the other side of the court?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Lam v. University of British Columbia, 2008 BCSC 990 (CanLII):

In Baxter v. Canada (Attorney General) (2005) 139 A.C.W.S. (3d) 627, [2005] O.J. No. 2165, the Ontario court reiterated its view that the certification motion should generally be heard in priority to other motions.

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