| The Class Actions Controversy: The Origins and Development of the Ontario Class Proceedings ACT Contributor(s): Chiodo, Suzanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552214761 ISBN-13: 9781552214763 Publisher: Irwin Law OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2018 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | Litigation - Law | Legal History |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 300 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Winner of the 2019 Peter Oliver Prize in Canadian Legal History Shortlisted for the Speaker's Book Award 2019 The Ontario Class Proceedings Act, 1992 represented a major innovation in civil procedure. Suzanne Chiodo's book is the first to analyze comprehensively the history of this highly significant legislation. It looks at the origins of representative proceedings in equity, the rise of modern-day class actions around the world (particularly in the United States and Quebec), and at the debates about the Ontario legislation. The book presents an in-depth analysis of the political and social influences that shaped this momentous legal change. It explains for the first time how the Attorney General's Advisory Committee Report in 1990 pulled together so many divergent interests where previous attempts had failed. With the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Act upon us, and the Law Commission of Ontario currently reviewing it, this is a timely contribution to a current debate as well as an instructive historical analysis. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chiodo, Suzanne: - Suzanne Chiodo is a lecturer in law at Oriel College, Oxford University, where she is completing her doctorate in the area of class actions. She also obtained her undergraduate degree in modern history from Oxford. Before beginning her doctorate in October 2017, Suzanne was a class actions lawyer at Rochon Genova LLP in Toronto. The Class Actions Controversy arises from her LLM thesis completed at Osgoode Hall Law School. Her research is supported by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Suzanne has taught courses on civil procedure at Osgoode Hall Law School and has published numerous papers on class actions and tort law. This is her first monograph. |