Relying on existing provisions in the various provincial class proceedings statutes, the draft Judicial Protocol seeks to establish a system which would allow courts in different provinces to work together to coordinate competing class actions as they move toward a hearing or settlement including allowing those course to work together to make orders regarding case management and, if all the courts agree, to name a single judge to coordinate the scheduling of procedures in the various courts, or the administration of settlement.
The CBA's Task Force on Class Actions is soliciting comments from interested parties, including members of the class action bar, on the provisions of the Protocol. The consultation period is open until July 8, 2011.
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