What is the test for whether a class proceeding is preferable procedure for resolving common issues?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from 2038724 Ontario Ltd. v. Quizno's Canada Restaurant Corporation, 2008 CanLII 8421 (ON SC):
In determining whether a class proceeding is the preferable procedure for resolving the common issues, the court must consider not just the common issues but, rather, the claims of the class in their entirety: Hollick v. Toronto (City), supra, at para. 29.
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