British Columbia School Fees

June 17, 2008

A certification hearing has been scheduled for five days starting on December 15, 2008 before Mr. Justice Groves. At the hearing, Poyner Baxter LLP will be seeking orders, in part, that the action be certified as a class action and the class be defined as follows:

All persons, resident in British Columbia, who claim to have been billed fees by, and to have paid fees to, since January 1, 1990, a school or a school board in British Columbia for goods and services necessary for a student to complete the educational programs leading to graduation.

October 5, 2006

Poyner Baxter has today filed a class action lawsuit against the Province of British Columbia alleging that the Plaintiff has been required to pay on behalf of his children, course fees and various other fees which have been unlawfully charged by the Defendant in contravention of the provisions of the School Act.

The lawsuit claims that the Plaintiff, and all others in British Columbia who have paid these school fees, are entitled to be reimbursed for all amounts paid to the Defendant.

To read the press release, click here.

To view the Statement of Claim, click here.

If you would like to be included in our database of people who have paid school fees in British Columbia, click here.

For further information email classaction@poynerbaxter.com or phone 604 988-6321.

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