The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1Group Litigation OrderE+W

19.11—(1) The court may make a GLO where there are or are likely to be a number of claims giving rise to the GLO issues.

(The practice direction provides the procedure for applying for a GLO)

(2) A GLO must—

(a)contain directions about the establishment of a register (the “group register”) on which the claims managed under the GLO will be entered;

(b)specify the GLO issues which will identify the claims to be managed as a group under the GLO; and

(c)specify the court (the “management court”) which will manage the claims on the group register.

(3) A GLO may—

(a)in relation to claims which raise one or more of the GLO issues—

(i)direct their transfer to the management court;

(ii)order their stay (gl) until further order; and

(iii)direct their entry on the group register;

(b)direct that from a specified date claims which raise one or more of the GLO issues should be started in the management court and entered on the group register; and

(c)give directions for publicising the GLO.]

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