What is the test for class actions under the Class Proceedings Act?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rooney v. Arcelormittal S.A., 2013 ONSC 6062 (CanLII):
1843208 relies on commentary by Cullity J. in Dumoulin v. Ontario, [2004] O.J. No. 2778 (S.C.) at para. 8 (also cited with approval in Northfield at para. 38) that the Class Proceedings Act “was not intended to prevent, or impede, actions by individuals for no other reason than they are, or may be, members of a putative class in an action commenced by another party”.
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