JW v Canada (AG) : The Judiciary’s Role in Supervising Residential School Settlement Agreements

Introduction Certain class action lawsuits require settlement agreements to ensure the fair distribution of settlement funds through an adjudicative process. An Independent Assessment Process (“IAP”) provides for an independent adjudicator to determine the validity of disputed claims. In JW v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 [JW], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the […]