Class Action Articles

• "Securities Class Actions and Secondary Liability in Canada - A New Day Dawning", by Ward Branch (co-author with Paul Miller), Securities Class Action Conference, 2009.
• "Insurance Issues in Class Actions", by Ward Branch and Christopher Rhone, published in The Canadian Institute, Litigating and Managing Insurance Coverage Disputes (Conference, June 17-18, 2008)
• "The Importance of "Schedule F": How Real Access to Justice is Driven by Notice and Claim Forms", by Luciana Brasil (co-authored with Charles Wright).
• "Top Ten Cases from the ROC from the 2007-2008 Class Action Season", by Ward Branch and Susan Precious, in Troisieme Colloque sur les Recours Collectifs, Actes de la Formation Juridique Permanente 2008 volume 2 (Quebec: Les Editions Yvon Blais Inc., 2008) p.109-129.
• "Cross Canada Check-up: BC cases from April 2007 to April 2008", by Ward Branch and Susan Precious, 5th Annual Symposium on Class Actions (Toronto:Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, 2008).
• "Intervention: The Need for Aggressive Case Management", by Ward Branch and Susan Precious, Civil Litigation Conference, 2007.
• "Class Actions in the Federal Court", by Ward Branch and Donald Lebans, Federal Court Practice CLE, 2007.
• "Solving the National Class Problem", by Ward Branch and Christopher Rhone, 4th Annual Symposium on Class Actions (Toronto: Osgoode Hall Law School of York University , 2007).
• "If it ain't broke, don't fix it! If it is broke, fix it!", by Ward Branch and Luciana Brasil, 4th Annual Symposium on Class Actions (Toronto: Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, 2007).
• "Uniform Law Conference of Canada, Report on National Class Actions", by Hayley, Branch, et al, (Vancouver, 2005).
• "Industry Class Actions: A New Class Action Industry?", by Ward Branch and Don Lebans, Litigation Class Actions (Toronto: Canadian Institute, 2005).
• "The Wheat and the Chaff: Class Action Case Selection", Ward Branch and Won Kim, by Litigating Class Actions (Toronto: Canadian Institute, 2005).
• "The Bond Between Class Members - The Wedge Between Counsel: Trans-National Class Actions in the Wake of Parsons v. McDonald's Restaurants", British Columbia CLE (February, 2005).
• "Securities Class Actions in Canada: Haven or Hinterland?", BC Securities Law CLE (Vancouver, 2005).
• "Which Comes First: the Chicken or the Egg? The Order and Appropriateness of Pre-Certification Motions", British Columbia CLE (February 25, 2005).
• "Exposing the Litigation Blackmail Myth", British Columbia CLE (February 25, 2005).
• "Class Action Settlements: 10th Anniversary Perspectives on the Canadian Experience", British Columbia CLE (February 25, 2005).
• "The Bond Between Class Members - The Wedge Between Counsel: Trans-National Class Actions in the Wake of Parsons v. McDonald's Restaurants", 5th Annual National Forum on Litigating Class Actions (Toronto: Canadian Institute, 2004).
• "Which Comes First: the Chicken or the Egg? The Order and Appropriateness of Pre-Certification Motions", (October, 2004).
• "An Insider's Guide to Class Certification", Canadian Bar Association/University of Victoria Joint Online Seminar (September 17, 2004).
• "Pension Class Actions", presented at the Canadian Pension Benefits Institute 2003 Western Regional Conference.
• "Chaos or Consistency: The National Class Action Dilemma", presented at National Forum on Drug and Medical Device Liability (Canadian Institute, 2003) and Litigating Class Actions (Canadian Institute, 2003).
• "If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Does BC Need a New Costs Regime in Class Actions", Biennial Civil Litigation Conference (Vancouver: CLE, 2003).
• "Financing Class Actions" (June 2002).
• Class Action Settlements: Issues and Approaches (May 2002).
• "The Wheat and the Chaff: Class Action Case Selection" (March 2002).
• "A Quest For Fairness: Class Actions and the Government" (January 2002).
• "Chaos or Consistency? The National Class Action Dilemma" (January 2002).
• "Class Actions Five Years Later: A Guide For Legal Assistants" (October 2001).
• "Securities Class Actions in Canada: Haven or Hinterland?" (May 2001).
• "Settling a Class Action (or How to Wrestle an Octopus)" (December 2000).
• "Predator: The Role of Class Action Counsel in Competition Act Cases" (September 2000).
• "Class Actions - Four Years Later" (2000).
• "Class Action and Products Liability Exposure for Year 2000 Problems" (October 1999).
• "Class Actions: The New Threat to Directors and Officers" (1999).
• "Power in Numbers: B.C.'s Proposed Class Proceedings Act" (1995).