What is the appropriate procedure for class action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gregg v. Freightliner Ltd., 2003 BCSC 241 (CanLII):
Another consideration in assessing the preferable procedure is whether the litigation will truly advance the goals of the class, or whether the litigation will “degenerate into individual inquiries”: See Koo v. Canadian Airlines, supra at para. 76.
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