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, social, and practical consequences. In this

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 with more uncertain results. This article

reviews the exi sting jurisprudence on intervent ions by and in

class proceedi ngs, identif‌ies recurring themes a nd outcomes,

and highlights the key judicial reasoning. The article closes

by outlining a principled approach to addressing interven-

tions in class proceedings and by class representatives.