Two proposed class actions. Two law firms. Two provinces.
One set of facts. Which action will reign supreme? In DALI 675 Pension Fund v SNC Lavalin,
the class actions version of "who wore it better",
Justice Belobaba addressed the question of whether a parallel class
action proceeding commenced in a separate province constitutes an
abuse of process. His answer? Just a healthy dose of
competition.
In February 2019, a plaintiff represented by one law firm
commenced a national class action in Quebec against SNC-Lavalin,
alleging securities misrepresentations in the secondary market. In
June 2019, a plaintiff represented by a different law firm
commenced a national class action in Ontario against SNC-Lavalin
based on the same set of facts.
