Published April 2010
Introduction
Harvey T. Strosberg, Q.C.
An Old Snail in a New Bottle? Waiver of Tort as an Independent Cause of Action
Charles Murray
Waiving Goodbye: The Rise and Imminent Fall of Waiver of Tort in Class Proceedings
H. Michael Rosenberg
Strategies to Avoid or Mitigate Class Action Litigation
Ian F. Leach
Preliminary Merits Review for Class Actions in Ontario: Thanks, but No Thanks!
Ian C. Matthews
Speaking the Class Action, Thinking the Class Action: A Discussion of Changing Trends in Quebec’s Class Action Lexicon
Gérald Tremblay, Q.C., Shaun Finn, and Claire Ezzeddin
Directors and Officers Beyond Canadian Borders: Searching for the Right Venue for the Claim or the Defence
Thomas G. Heintzman, O.C., Q.C. and David Vaillancourt
Access to a Just Result: Revisiting Settlement Standards and Cy Près Distributions
Jasminka Kalajdzik
If You Win, You Lose: Strategic Considerations in Bet-the-Farm Securities Litigation
Orestes Pasparakis and Ilana Schrager