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Rule 19.22 Group Litigation OrderF1F2F3

(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. F4The multiple parties may be claimants or defendants.

(F5Practice Direction 19B provides the procedure for applying for a GLO F6where 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

(F9d)

be made in the King’s Bench Division with the consent of the President of the King’s Bench Division; in the F10Business and Property Division with the consent of the F11President of the Business and Property Division; 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.

Annotations

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)

F10

Words in rule 19.22(2)(d) substituted (1.10.2026) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/817), rules 1(4), 7(a) (with rule 2)

F11

Words in rule 19.22(2)(d) substituted (1.10.2026) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/817), rules 1(4), 7(b) (with rule 2)

Notes on Part 19

Textual amendments

F2

Pt. 19 Table of Contents substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(1)