The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 [F2 Group Litigation Order E+W

[F3 19.22.]— (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. [F4 The multiple parties may be claimants or defendants.]

([F5 Practice Direction 19B] provides the procedure for applying for a GLO [F6 where the multiple parties are claimants] )

(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; F7 ...

(c) specify the court (the “management court”) which will manage the claims on the group register[F8 ; and]

[F9 (d) be made in the King’s Bench Division with the consent of the President of the King’s Bench Division; in the Chancery Division with the consent of the Chancellor of the High Court; or in the County Court with the consent of the Head of Civil Justice. Such consent will be sought by the court to which the application for the GLO is made.]

(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.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 19 substituted (2.5.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/221), rule 1(b), Sch. 2

F2 Rules 19.9-19.9F substituted for rule 19.9 (1.10.2007) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/2204), rule 1, Sch. 1 (with rule 21)

F3 Rule 19.11 renumbered as rule 19.22 (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(23)

F4 Words in rule 19.22(1) inserted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(23)(a)

F5 Words in rule 19.11 substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 13(c)

F6 Words in rule 19.22 inserted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(23)(b)

F7 Word in rule 19.22(2)(b) omitted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(23)(c)(i)

F8 Word in rule 19.22(2)(c) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(23)(c)(ii)

F9 Rule 19.22(2)(d) inserted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(23)(c)(iii)