Book contents
- Reviews
- Class Actions and Government
- Class Actions and Government
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Summary of Contents
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Mode of Citation
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Preparing a Path to the Stadium
- Part II As a Participant in the Match
- 6 Government as Representative Claimant
- 7 Government as Class Member
- 8 Government as Class Actions Defendant
- 9 Government as Class Actions Beneficiary
- 10 Conclusion: Levelling the Playing Field
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Government as Class Member
from Part II - As a Participant in the Match
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2020
- Reviews
- Class Actions and Government
- Class Actions and Government
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Summary of Contents
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Mode of Citation
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Preparing a Path to the Stadium
- Part II As a Participant in the Match
- 6 Government as Representative Claimant
- 7 Government as Class Member
- 8 Government as Class Actions Defendant
- 9 Government as Class Actions Beneficiary
- 10 Conclusion: Levelling the Playing Field
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter explores the conundrum of what happens where government departments, employees and officials, and court officials, may be swept up within a class. Some legislatures in the Comparator Jurisdictions have sought to preclude this (potentially awkward) scenario by insisting that this type of governmental entity or individual must opt in to the class action. Others have not imposed that requirement, which has led to some interesting case law.
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- Class Actions and Government , pp. 249 - 261Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020