What are the rationales for shorter class periods?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Smith v Sino-Forest Corporation, 2012 ONSC 24 (CanLII):
To be blunt, I found the rationales for shorter class periods in Labourers v. Sino-Forest and Northwest v. Sino-Forest somewhat paranoid, as if the plaintiffs were afraid that the defendants will attack their definitions for over-inclusiveness or for making the class proceeding unmanageable. Those attacks may come, but I see no reason for the plaintiffs in Labourers and Sino-Forest to leave at the station without tickets some shareholders who may have arguable claims.
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