A class action is a powerful legal vehicle that allows a group of people who have been wronged in a similar manner to band together to pursue legal recourses against one or more, often powerful entities. Class actions provide individuals and entities access to justice which they otherwise would not have.

We have extensive experience and have handled numerous class actions, at both the provincial and national levels, in a broad range of matters, including physical and sexual abuse, against tobacco companies, financial institutions, manufacturers and distributors of defective consumer and medical products, cases of consumer fraud, securities, stock market manipulation, and anti-trust and competition class actions. We also work with counsel in various jurisdictions across Canada in advancing cross-border class actions.

We have a track record of success, both in terms of litigating and settling class actions and have obtained numerous significant monetary awards for class members.

We are the first law firm in Québec to win a class action on behalf of victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by members of a religious congregation at a boarding school. The defendants paid $20 million to compensate class members. The outcome of that case has significantly advanced the law in this area.