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PROCEDURAL DEVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
  • Legal System
OBS

Class proceedings legislation does not create any new legal liabilities. Rather, it creates a procedural device that allows a representative plaintiff to assert, on behalf of other plaintiffs tortious, contractual, or other claims that the law already recognizes ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
  • Théorie du droit

Spanish

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