Is a plaintiff entitled to costs in a proposed class action?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Paradis Honey Ltd. v. Canada, 2015 FCA 89 (CanLII), [2016] 1 FCR 446:
This statement of claim in this matter relates to a proposed class action. On the authority of Pearson v. Canada, cited above, the Judge held that the respondents were entitled to costs because the action had not yet been certified as a class proceeding.
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