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November 12, 2004
10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONMark your calendars now for the 10th Anniversary celebration of BC's Class Proceedings Act. CLE is putting on a seminar on Friday, February 25th in Vancouver. Our office is...
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December 2004
10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONI attach the brochure for the Friday, February 25 class action extravaganza in Vancouver. A perfect last minute stocking-stuffer for the class action lover in your firm...
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February 2005
Greetings. Before we begin, I thought I would highlight an interesting statistical result from our last three updates.For each update we conduct a search on the common law databases for the term "class...
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April 2005
Greetings!My associates and I have been slaving over hot computers to get out the bi-annual update to the textbook, so look for that in your mailboxes over the next couple of months. If you haven't...
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June 2005
Welcome back to the wonderful and wacky world of class actions. As always, if we've missed any developments, let us know.Also, if you ever need to review any past updates, please visit our blog...
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July 2005
"No more sleeps" until we leave on our holiday to our cottage in New Brunswick, so it's a good time to blast off the next update. I am a bit apprehensive however, as my brother-in-law just found a...
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September 2005
I hope you all had a great summer. We certainly did. The only downside was arriving home to discover that 3 weeks of mail was missing. After haranguing the Canada Post clerk for their gross...
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November 2005
The times they are a changin'. I've given a few lectures recently ranking provinces by their "plaintiff friendliness" as follows:1. Quebec (low certification bar, no evidence required, low costs,...
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February 2006
OSGOODE NATIONAL CLASS ACTION SEMINAROsgoode is putting on another of their great class action conferences for April 6 and 7 of this year. For more information click the link below. I look forward to...
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May 2006
Greetings all. I was able to find time to prepare this update thanks to the abject failure of the Vancouver Canucks to make the playoffs. Thankfully my time in Edmonton on the Alberta class actions has...
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July 2006
I write this missive from our family's cottage in Bathurst, New Brunswick. The last task before "unplugging from the Borg" for three weeks!TWO NEW ENVIRONMENTAL CASES DECIDED IN ALBERTAParon v. Alberta...
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September 2006
I hope you all had a great summer. We sure did, although we finally had to face the effects of global warning. Jellyfish swarmed our beach as never before. I read later that this is most likely linked...
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November 2006
Only 32 shopping days to Xmas!Since I know you are looking out for my gift, I'd like (1) an 80GB Video Ipod, (2) another hard-working associate (applications being accepted!), and (3) national adoption...
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February 2007
OSGOODE CLASS ACTION CONFERENCECanada's pre-eminent class action conference will be held in Toronto on April 26-27, 2006. See the link below for details on registration. Once again, we have a fantastic...
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April 2007
I have just returned from another fantastic Osgoode Class Action Conference. Thanks to all of you we attended. We look forward to receiving your feedback on how we can improve the conference in years...
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August 2007
After 3 weeks where my main concerns were (1) when is low tide?, (2) where do jellyfish go after a storm?, (3) where is the damn flyswatter?, I must return in 3 short days to real life. To ease the...
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December 2007
13 Shopping Days to Xmas! If any of you have contacts that can get me a Nintendo Wii, please advise ASAP! (I'm pretending it's for the kids, but we all know better!)If I can't get my girls a Wii, I was...
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February 2008
In the last three weeks, the allegedly glamorous life of a class action lawyer has left me (1) in -47 degree frigidity in Edmonton, (2) storm-stayed in a seedy airport hotel in Toronto, and (3)...
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May 2008
It was great to see so many of you at this year's Osgoode conference. Hopefully you found it educational/entertaining, even with Kirk Baert on the panels. We look forward to receiving your feedback for...
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September 2008
First, let me apologize for the delay since the last update. After spending 28 of our 30 holiday days in the rain, when I arrived back in Vancouver I needed to seize every sunny moment packing Vitamin...
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April 2009
Thanks to all of you who attended the Osgoode Conference this year! We will forward to receiving any feedback.As always, you can find back issues of these updates at:...
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July 2009
TWEET?Can't wait a couple of months for your class action reports? Follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-moment news and musings:http://twitter.com/wbranch99 WESTERN CANADIAN CLASS ACTION CONFERENCESign...
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