Initiatives
The Committee has been working on a number of projects including:
- Information for self-represented Class Members to make submissions at Settlement/Fee Approval motions;
- Educational note on the role of Amicus in Settlement/Fee Approval motions;
- Educational note on various types of Notice Plans and when it is appropriate for them to be electronic only;
- Checklist for class action lawyers commencing proceedings under new CPA;
- Follow up Tips Document arising from the 2021 speaker series on multi-jurisdictional class actions;
- Recommendations to streamline filing process in multi-jurisdictional class actions;
- Amendments to the Best Practices Guide for Class Actions;
- Whether ordering mediation should be a tool in the “tool box” for Case Management Judges; and
- Ensuring the Class Actions Practice Directions are more widely known.