A new civil practice note that applies to Alberta class action proceedings comes into effect on September 4, 2018. Civil Practice Note No. 6 adopts the Canadian Bar Association’s Resolution 18-03-A, “Class Action Judicial Protocol (2018)”, and addresses managing multijurisdictional class actions and providing class action notice. It establishes best practices for coordinating multijurisdictional class actions and settlement approval hearings. Civil Practice Note No. 3, “National Database of Class Proceedings” (1 March 2011), is directly related to this practice note.
Civil Practice Note No. 6 includes information on:
- the obligations of counsel before first attendance before a judge in a multijurisdictional class action matter,
- protocol to be followed by parties to a class action in conducting multijurisdictional case management hearings and motions,
- settlement approval protocol,
- protocols applicable to class certification, including the required contents of both:
- short form notice of certification, and
- long form notice of certification, and
- protocols applicable to issuing a notice of settlement of a class proceeding.
For more information, read Civil Practice Note No. 6 in full here.
