What is the need to have two or more persons who fall within the scope of a class action?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sweetland v. GlaxoSmithKline Inc., 2016 NSSC 18 (CanLII):
The necessity of having two or more persons who fall within the scope of the class and also wish to advance their claim through a class proceeding was accepted by A.C.J. Rooke in dismissing the certification application in Buelow v. Morrissey, 2013 ABQB 277 (see paragraphs 34-39).
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