This seminar course is intended to provide a broad introduction to class proceedings. It will examine the policy objectives of class proceedings and ethical issues arising in the field; but predominately it will explore the practice of class action litigation. The course will examine each of the relevant stages and aspects of a class proceeding, including practical and procedural aspects of certification, the substantive tests for certification, inter-jurisdictional class action litigation, the interplay between class proceedings and limitation periods, the economics of class litigation, including costs and class fees, and common issues trials. The course will include discussions concerning a number of the most recent and significant developments in the field. The seminar course will be conducted primarily in a lecture format, but students will be expected to participate actively in the class, including participation in in-class discussions, drafting and practical skills-based exercises such as arguing a motion typical to a class proceeding. Content will be delivered by the instructor and supplemented from time to time by other practitioners.
This seminar course is intended to provide a broad introduction to class proceedings. It will examine the policy objectives of class proceedings and ethical issues arising in the field; but predominately it will explore the practice of class action litigation. The course will examine each of the relevant stages and aspects of a class proceeding, including practical and procedural aspects of certification, the substantive tests for certification, inter-jurisdictional class action litigation, the interplay between class proceedings and limitation periods, the economics of class litigation, including costs and class fees, and common issues trials. The course will include discussions concerning a number of the most recent and significant developments in the field. The seminar course will be conducted primarily in a lecture format, but students will be expected to participate actively in the class, including participation in in-class discussions, drafting and practical skills-based exercises such as arguing a motion typical to a class proceeding. Content will be delivered by the instructor and supplemented from time to time by other practitioners.
