The Federal Court Rules Committee is conducting a review of the Federal Court Rules, and is considering changes to the rules applicable to class actions to reflect procedural changes in the provinces and, in particular, the 2020 amendments made to Ontario s Class Proceedings Act.
A legal system cannot adequately function without providing an effective mechanism for litigants to acquire their monetary judgements. The legislative methods employed in British Columbia to enforce money judgements have been criticized as outdated, expensive and inefficient. The Court Order Enforcement Act, RSBC 1996, c .78 COEA was imported from the United Kingdom and governs judgement creditors ability to collect money owed by a court order.