Supporting class members since 2019
The first clinic of its kind in North America. Our focus is on class members – people who are part of large civil lawsuits launched on their behalf.
Staffed with a team of law students, staff lawyer and a faculty director, we provide a range of legal services, information, assistance with filing claims, public education and outreach.
Because we serve class members across Canada, the Clinic provides its services online, by telephone and by video conference, as well as in person for those in the Windsor–Essex community.
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Breaking the Ice: The Potential and Limits of Section 7 of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992
by Amber Sharma, 2L In Carcillo v Canadian Hockey League, 2023 ONSC 886, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice refused to certify a class action
Trending in the Right Direction: Trauma-Informed Processes in Class Actions
By Luis Lara-Palacio, 3L References to trauma-informed lawyering are becoming more common in the legal profession. The underlying principle of a trauma-informed approach requires lawyers
From Individual to Collective Justice: How Class Actions Redefine Justice for Ontario Inmates
By Keren Harrison, 2L In Ontario’s prisons, a new wave of individualism is changing the way inmates seek justice. Recent research shows a culture shift
Looking at the Numbers: Have Amendments to Ontario’s Certification Test Had a Chilling Effect?
By Aislyn Sax, 2L, and Jasminka Kalajdzic In October 2020, Ontario’s Class Proceedings Act (CPA) was amended for the first time since it was introduced
Banman v Ontario & Grozelle v Corby Spirit and Wine Limited: A Stricter Test for Preferability
By Victoria Delicata, 2L The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has offered its first interpretation of the legislative amendments to the certification test. As outlined
Indian Day School Survivors Cannot Amend Compensation Claims Post – Submission: Waldron v. Canada (Attorney General)
By Nina Zibar, 2L On January 5, 2024, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld a supervising judge’s interpretation that claimants under the Indian Day Schools
