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Gain critical insights and practical tips on the most recent developments affecting your practice. The OBA Class Actions Section has once again gathered an expert speaker faculty to assess the impact of recent case law, identify new trends in the litigation landscape and tell you what you need to know to stay on top of the most pressing issues in class proceedings today.
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Jean-Marc Leclerc, Sotos LLP
Linda Fuerst, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP
Peter Mantas, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Hot Topics & Cutting Edge Issues
Antonio Di Domenico, Canada's Department of Justice
Why Medical Product Cases Are the Most Challenging of Class Actions
Douglas Lennox, Klein Lyons
Why Medical Product Cases Are the Most Challenging of Class Actions (Slides)
Douglas Lennox, Klein Lyons
Breach of Privacy Class Actions
Martin Sclisizzi, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Hot Topics in Securities Class Actions
Steve Tenai, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Hot Topics and Cutting Edge Issues
Linda Visser, Siskinds LLP
The Uncommon Commonality of Employment Class Actions
Patricia Jackson, Torys LLP
The Law Commission of Ontario Class Actions Project: Mandate and Scope
Jason Balgopal, Ministry of the Attorney General, Counsel in Residence, Law Commission of Ontario
Cross Borders Class Actions
David Conklin, Goodmans LLP
Green v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
David Conklin, Goodmans LLP
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 773 Pension Fund
United States District Court For The Southern District of New York
City of Austin Police Retirement System v. Kinross Gold Corp, Fed. Sec. L. Rep
City of Austin Police Retirement System v. Kinross Gold Corp, 2013 U.S. Dist.
Bayens v. Kinross Gold Corp, 2013 ONSC
Silver v. Imax, 2013 ONSC
Kaynes v. BP
Ethical Issues in Class Actions: Class Counsel Fees and The Best Interests of Class Members
Panel Presentation
Third Party Funding Arrangements, Class Proceedings and Champerty in Ontario
Derek Ronde, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Ethical Issues in Class Actions
Christopher Naudie, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Mark Sheeley
Rethinking the Solicitor-Client Relationship during the Opt-Out Period
David Outerbridge, Torys LLP