British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc.,
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | The Honourable Madam Justice Newbury,The Honourable Mr. Justice Goepel,The Honourable Mr. Justice Butler |
| Neutral Citation | 2021 BCCA 219 |
| Citation | 2021 BCCA 219 |
| Docket Number | CA46807; CA46808 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (British Columbia) |
| Date | 04 June 2021 |
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16 practice notes
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2025 BCSC 92,
...of Jean Coutu and Pro Doc be heard in advance of the certification application: British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219. 121 In light of the Cause of Action Hearing outcome, and as permitted in the Scheduling Agreement, on March 24, 2022, the Province served on th......
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British Columbia v Apotex Inc.,
...of Jean Coutu and Pro Doc be heard in advance of the certification application: British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219. 121 In light of the Cause of Action Hearing outcome, and as permitted in the Scheduling Agreement, on March 24, 2022, the Province served on th......
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2025 BCSC 146,
...matter to be heard, or that all applications be heard in conjunction with it: British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219 at paras. 37, 86 [ Jean Coutu]. Since there is no absolute rule, each proposal for a pre-certification motion must be looked at in the specific co......
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Cline v Gymnastics Canada,
...matter to be heard, or that all applications be heard in conjunction with it: British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219 at paras. 37, 86 [ Jean Coutu]. Since there is no absolute rule, each proposal for a pre-certification motion must be looked at in the specific co......
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20 cases
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2025 BCSC 92,
...of Jean Coutu and Pro Doc be heard in advance of the certification application: British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219. 121 In light of the Cause of Action Hearing outcome, and as permitted in the Scheduling Agreement, on March 24, 2022, the Province served on th......
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British Columbia v Apotex Inc.,
...of Jean Coutu and Pro Doc be heard in advance of the certification application: British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219. 121 In light of the Cause of Action Hearing outcome, and as permitted in the Scheduling Agreement, on March 24, 2022, the Province served on th......
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2025 BCSC 146,
...matter to be heard, or that all applications be heard in conjunction with it: British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219 at paras. 37, 86 [ Jean Coutu]. Since there is no absolute rule, each proposal for a pre-certification motion must be looked at in the specific co......
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Cline v Gymnastics Canada,
...matter to be heard, or that all applications be heard in conjunction with it: British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219 at paras. 37, 86 [ Jean Coutu]. Since there is no absolute rule, each proposal for a pre-certification motion must be looked at in the specific co......
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4 firm's commentaries
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BC Court Rules Class Action Plaintiffs Cannot Delay Pre-Certification Applications If The Plaintiff Has Not Applied For Certification
...kinds of preliminary applications as well. The sequencing factors are set out in British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219. However, as Justice Branch held in Bahraini, where plaintiff fails to "bring their certification application to the main event" considering th......
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Sequencing Shake Up In British Columbia
...certification, unless the Court orders that they proceed concurrently. Footnotes 1 British Columbia v The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219 at para 37 [the 2 Ibid at para 93. 3 Ibid at para 33. 4 Ibid at para 1. 5 See Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of the Province of British Co......
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Sequencing In B.C.: Court Of Appeal Rejects Presumption That Certification Goes First
...in class actions. Now, the B.C. Court of Appeal has weighed in. Its decision in British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219 will shake up law in British Columbia on sequencing in four significant First, the court rejected outright the notion that there is a presumptio......
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B.C. Court Of Appeal Provides Its First Pronouncement On Sequencing Issues
...Court of Appeal's decision in British Columbia v The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219, is the first time the B.C. Court of Appeal has weighed in on class action sequencing issues. The core issue on appeal was whether the motion judge erred by making a sequencing order that require......