What is the common issues requirement in a motion for class action?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Fairview Donut Inc. v. The TDL Group Corp., 2012 ONSC 1252 (CanLII):

The common issues requirement has been described as a “low bar”: see Cloud v. Canada (Attorney General), at para. 52. The plaintiffs need only establish that there is “some basis in fact” for the existence of common issues.

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