Intervenors and Class Proceedings - Not Welcome at the Party?

• Author: Mathew P Good
• Pages: 21-37

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INTERVENORS AND CLASS

PROCEEDINGS — NOT WELCOME

AT THE PARTY?

Mathew P Good

Abstract: Class proceeding s are often high-prof‌ile cases, with

important legal, soci al, and practical consequences. In t his

way, they resemble other kinds of test-case or public interest

litigation, like constitutional challenges. Unlike those types

of cases, however, class proceedings attract intervenors with

less frequency and w ith more uncertain results. Thi s article

reviews the exi sting jurisprudence on intervent ions by and in

class proceedi ngs, identif‌ies recurring themes a nd outcomes,

and highlights t he key judicial reasoning. The article closes

by outlining a principled approach to addressing interven-

tions in class proceedings and by class representatives.