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It's been a big year in class actions so be sure to mark your calendars for the eagerly anticipated Class Actions Colloquium and 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, including the groundbreaking tobacco decision from the Quebec Superior Court, 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
Linda Fuerst, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Peter Mantas, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Hot Issues and Emerging Trends in Canadian Class Actions: Competition/Antitrust
Antonio Di Domenico, Department of Justice, Competition Bureau
An Update on Cross-Border Issues in Canada
Kathryn Podrebarac, Podrebarac Barristers
Recent Banking Class Action Decisions /Settlements
Lesley Mercer, BMO Senior Cousel
Franchise Class Actions Update
Paul J. Bates, Siskinds LLP
Privacy Class Actions Update
Jean-Marc Leclerc, Sotos LLP
Hot Issues and Emerging Trends in Canadian Class Actions
Michael Peerless, McKenzie Lake Lawyers
Class Actions in Atlantic Canada
Daniel Boone, Q.C., Stewart McKelvy
Cross Country Check Up Quebec Cases
André Durocher, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Cross Country Check Up - Western Canada
Brad W. Dixon, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Counsel's Procedural Toolkit Highlights of the Year Summary Judgment
Randy Sutton, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Certifying a Foreign Class
Margaret Waddell, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Certifying a Foreign Class
Supporting Documents
Certifying a Foreign Class
Supporting Documents
Counsel's Procedural Toolkit: Highlights of the Year
Nicole Henderson, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Key U.S. Developments
Chief Judge Rubén Castillo, United States District Court Northern District of Illinois
Insurance Considerations and Class Actions
Alexandra Kindbom, Marsh Canada Limited
Mary Margaret Fox, Clyde & Co Canada LLP
View From the Bench: The Québec Perspective
The Honourable Pierre-C. Gagnon, Superior Court of Québec