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==What court hears a class action?== | ==What court hears a class action?== | ||
Class actions have been possible in British Columbia since 1996. The Class Proceedings Act lets one person sue in the BC Supreme Court for a group of people if they have similar claims against the same wrongdoer. The Federal Court of Canada also allows certain class actions involving federal law and the federal government. | Class actions have been possible in British Columbia since 1996. The ''[http://bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96050_01 Class Proceedings Act]'' lets one person sue in the BC Supreme Court for a group of people if they have similar claims against the same wrongdoer. The Federal Court of Canada also allows certain class actions involving federal law and the federal government. | ||
==How do you start a class action?== | ==How do you start a class action?== | ||
