Editor-in-chief’s Introduction

• Author: Harvey T Strosberg, QC
• Pages: 1-1

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF’S INTRODUCTION

In 2004, the Canadian Class Action Review was the only journal in

Canada dedicated to publishing leading-edge, multidisciplinary scholar-

ship about class actions. I am happy to report that this is still the case

today, in 2014, and that the CCAR continues to appeal to a w ide audience,

including the legal community, the accounting profession, and public

relations practitioners.

As Michael Molavi notes i n the f‌irst article of this annivers ary issue,

in the ten years since this journal’s inaugural volume, the number of

class actions in Canada has increased at an unprecedented rate. Our

articles and comment ary, authored by prominent academics and le ading

practitioners, have charted the features of this burgeoning class action

landscape and — more importantly — have boldly attempted to predict

how those features are likely to shift and evolve in the future. In the

“Introduction” to the inaugural i ssue of this journal, I wrote that if wh at

we as lawyers aspire to “is a genuine working knowledge of our profes-

sion, we must strive to do more than read and remember all reported cases

within our specializations. For what happens when authority or precedent

is silent?” And in this forward-looking stance, the CCAR has also, I am

honoured to say, played a role in shaping the contours of the class action

landscape in Canada.

We have been fortunate to have not only contributors who are among

the nation’s leaders in the f‌ield of class action litigation but also contribu-

tors who have brought valuable multidisciplinary perspectives to the

subject of class actions. We are grateful to them all for sharing their wis-

dom, knowledge, and experience. And we hope that they will continue

to enrich these pages with their research and ideas. Lastly, we would be

remiss if we did not express special thanks to our guest editor, Professor

Jasminka Kalajdzic, a leading academic expert on class actions, for her

hard work and contribution to this special anniversary issue.

Harvey T Strosberg, QC

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