text: "I think we've got a lot of work ahead of us," said Nelles. "You know this is one part of the puzzle that's now been completed. It means that we don't have to go to appeal. It means that we can now move on with the case."
  "We are confident in our position and intend to present a robust defence at the merits stage of the proceeding. Authorization is a procedural stage in class actions and RBC did not oppose the request."
  Many of Jones's more than 150 victims are elderly, some have already lost their homes as a result of his actions, and three have died in the past year.