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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2020

Rachael Mulheron
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Queen Mary University of London
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This chapter examines the wide-ranging meaning of ‘government’ – and its four particular meanings – which are adopted for the purposes of this book. It also outlines the Comparator Jurisdictions which are selected for the purposes of the study of class action and government, viz: the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. The chapter also introduces and describes the opt–out class actions which have been implemented in those various Comparator Jurisdictions.

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Print publication year: 2020

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  • Introduction
  • Rachael Mulheron, Queen Mary University of London
  • Book: Class Actions and Government
  • Online publication: 13 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107358317.002
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  • Introduction
  • Rachael Mulheron, Queen Mary University of London
  • Book: Class Actions and Government
  • Online publication: 13 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107358317.002
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  • Introduction
  • Rachael Mulheron, Queen Mary University of London
  • Book: Class Actions and Government
  • Online publication: 13 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107358317.002
Available formats
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