Section 19.22

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 multiple parties may be claimants or defendants. A GLO must— contain directions about the establishment of a register (the “group register”) on which the claims managed under the GLO will be entered; specify the GLO issues which will identify the claims to be managed as a group under the GLO; ... specify the court (the “management court”) which will manage the claims on the group register; and 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. A GLO may— in relation to claims which raise one or more of the GLO issues— direct their transfer to the management court; order their stay (gl) until further order; and direct their entry on the group register; 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 give directions for publicising the GLO. (Practice Direction 19B provides the procedure for applying for a GLO where the multiple parties are claimants )

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15