Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | Myers |
| Citation | 2018 BCSC 2091 |
| Date | 27 November 2018 |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Docket Number | L043175 |
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16 practice notes
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A Wrench in the Social Justice Toolbox: Assessing the Constitutional Class Action as a Tool for Addressing Racial Discrimination
...Collective Litigation (Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc, 2016) at 232. 26 Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 at para 17 [Pro-Sys]. L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 93 counsel generally agreed that the monetary value ......
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Revisiting Class Counsel Fee Approvals: Towards Presumptive Validity of Contingency Fee Agreements
...Collective Litigation (Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc, 2016) at 232. 26 Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 at para 17 [Pro-Sys]. L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 93 counsel generally agreed that the monetary value ......
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The Short End of the Stick: Bolstering Legal Protections for Short Sellers in Ontario’s Secondary Market
...Collective Litigation (Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc, 2016) at 232. 26 Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 at para 17 [Pro-Sys]. L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 93 counsel generally agreed that the monetary value ......
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Access to Justice: An Objective Or Incidental Effect of Class Actions?
...Collective Litigation (Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc, 2016) at 232. 26 Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 at para 17 [Pro-Sys]. L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 93 counsel generally agreed that the monetary value ......
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5 cases
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Lin v. Airbnb, Inc.,
...obtain a result in which [class counsel] are the only or major beneficiaries” (Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 at para 53). As the court reminded in Kobe Steel, “[t]he ultimate purpose of the class action vehicle is to benefit the class, not the......
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Cardoso v. Canada Dry Mott’s Inc., 2020 BCSC 1569
...be identified: Endean v. Canadian Red Cross Society, 2000 BCSC 971 at paras. 85–88; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 at para. 49. [17] When the court assesses the reasonableness of a proposed fee, the amount payable pursuant to the retainer agreement is the ......
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Kett v. Kobe Steel, Ltd., 2020 BCSC 1977
...are class counsel, rather than the class. As articulated by Justice Myers in Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 at para. 53, “the court should ensure that counsel have not commenced an action that uses the class action legislation and judicial system to obtain......
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Gallant v. The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax,
...to do so. (See for example, Cannon v. Funds for Canada Foundation, 2013 ONSC 7686, and Pro-Sys Consultants Limited v. Microsoft Corp., 2018 BCSC 2091). This court has taken a somewhat more nuanced approach which I believe is appropriate given the nature of class proceedings and the fact tha......
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1 firm's commentaries
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Cy-près Distributions: Uses And Controversies
...members as compensation for individual claims. For example, the recent settlement in Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 allows class members to make claims on a settlement fund within 10 months of the settlement. Thereafter, a portion of the unclaimed amount (......
9 books & journal articles
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A Wrench in the Social Justice Toolbox: Assessing the Constitutional Class Action as a Tool for Addressing Racial Discrimination
...Collective Litigation (Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc, 2016) at 232. 26 Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 at para 17 [Pro-Sys]. L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 93 counsel generally agreed that the monetary value ......
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Revisiting Class Counsel Fee Approvals: Towards Presumptive Validity of Contingency Fee Agreements
...Collective Litigation (Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc, 2016) at 232. 26 Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 at para 17 [Pro-Sys]. L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 93 counsel generally agreed that the monetary value ......
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The Short End of the Stick: Bolstering Legal Protections for Short Sellers in Ontario’s Secondary Market
...Collective Litigation (Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc, 2016) at 232. 26 Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 at para 17 [Pro-Sys]. L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 93 counsel generally agreed that the monetary value ......
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Access to Justice: An Objective Or Incidental Effect of Class Actions?
...Collective Litigation (Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc, 2016) at 232. 26 Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corporation, 2018 BCSC 2091 at para 17 [Pro-Sys]. L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 93 counsel generally agreed that the monetary value ......
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