10 March 2021 / Masood Ahmed

Issue: 7924 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Costs

Group litigation orders: proceed with caution

Masood Ahmed investigates advertising costs in group litigation

Civil Procedure Rules on group litigation orders (GLOs).
The GLO and the parties’ submissions.
Judgment: advertising costs are not recoverable costs.

As group litigations are becoming increasingly common, the recent case of Weaver & Others v British Airways Plc [2021] EWHC 217 (QB), [2021] All ER (D) 66 (Feb) provides valuable guidance on the issue of whether the costs of advertising a group litigation order (GLO) are recoverable.

Civil Procedure Rules on GLOs

The procedural rules governing group litigation are set out in Part III of CPR 19 and the rules governing GLOs are contained in CPR 19.10. CPR 19.10 defines a GLO as ‘an order made under rule 19.11 to provide for the case management of claims which give rise to common or related issues of fact or law...’ The court may, pursuant to CPR 19.11(3)(c), give directions for publicising the GLO.

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The litigation concerns a group litigation action claim for damages brought against

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Group litigation orders: proceed with caution

Issue: 7924 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Costs

Masood Ahmed investigates advertising costs in group litigation

Civil Procedure Rules on group litigation orders (GLOs).
The GLO and the parties’ submissions.
Judgment: advertising costs are not recoverable costs.

Civil Procedure Rules on GLOs

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The litigation concerns a group litigation action claim for damages brought against

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Group litigation orders: proceed with caution

Civil Procedure Rules on GLOs

Brief facts

Civil Procedure Rules on GLOs

Brief facts

MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme