What is the definition of a class definition for a class action?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Caputo v. Imperial Tobacco Ltd., 2004 CanLII 24753 (ON SC):
The purpose of the class definition was set out in Bywater v. T.T.C. (1998), 27 C.P.C. (4th) 172, [1998] O.J. No. 4913 (S.C.J.): (a) It identifies those persons who have a potential claim for relief against the defendants; (b) It defines the parameters of the lawsuit so as to identify those persons who are bound by its result; (c) It describes who is entitled to notice pursuant to the Act.
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