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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This book arises from the thesis I wrote for my master of laws degree at

Osgoode Hall Law School, and thanks must go to those who helped me

complete it. I owe this book most of all to my husband Joe, who supplied a

constant f‌low of tea and support (which, to an English woman, are pretty

much the same thing). My family was also an enormous help, particularly

my sister, brother, and aunt, who hosted me in England while I wrote and

took bets on where I would write the most pages.

My thesis supervisor Philip Girard helped me transform my idea into

a full-length book, which I would not have thought possible three years

ago. I am also grateful to Justice Paul Perell, who was the second reader

for my thesis and provided helpful comments, and to Janet Walker and

Jamie Benidickson, who formed my examining committee, and gave use-

ful feedback. This book was also improved by the input of the members

of the Osgoode Society Legal History Workshop, especially Jim Phillips.

Justice Edward Belobaba has written the foreword to this book, and

I thank him for his endorsement and support. I am also grateful to my

former colleagues at Rochon Genova LLP, with whom I gained my prac-

tical experience of class actions and who continue to encourage me in my

academic career.

The support I have received throughout this process, along with the

positive feedback from so many quarters, has encouraged me to pur-

sue my research in the f‌ield of class actions. Thanks to everyone who

has helped me, whether or not I have mentioned you by name (and if I

haven’t, I owe you a beer).

Suzanne E Chiodo

Oriel College, Oxford

October 2017