Group Litigation Orders
Group Litigation Order
Ref No: 1A
Name of Group Litigation Order: Redbank Group Litigation Order
Date of Order: 13/06/01
Judge: District Judge McGrath
Court: Manchester District Registry
Managing Court: Manchester District Registry
Lead Solicitors: N/A
Defining Issues: This Order is subsequent and subject to the Group Litigation Order consented to by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales on the 10th day of November 2000 and the Order of District Judge Fairclough dated the 24th day of July 2000. Upon hearing the Solicitor for the Claimants and the Defendant IT IS ORDERED that: 1. Proceedings be stayed until 4.00pm on the 7th November 2001 when the case be listed for a Case Management Conference before District Judge McGrath at 3.30pm with an estimated length of hearing of one hour preceded by 30 minutes reading time. 2. At least 5 days before the Case Management Conference the Co-ordinating Solicitors for the Claimants shall lodge an up to date case synopsis and a draft of further Directions sought to be agreed so far as is practicable with the Solicitors for the Defendant. 3. All Claimants seeking to participate in the Redbank Litigation shall issue proceedings before 4.00pm on the 7th day of December 2001. 4. The Co-ordinating Solicitors for the Claimants shall forward copies of this Order to the Law Society and to the Royal Courts of Justice (Special Projects Office) to request and enable the publication of the nature and the effect of this Order and shall at the Case Management Conference provide details of the manner in which publication shall have been effected. 5. Costs in the case. 6. The Claimants' Solicitors shall draw and lodge this Order by 4.00pm on the 20th day of June 2001. Abney Garsden McDonald 37 Station Road Cheadle Hulme Cheshire SK8 5AF Ref: DC/4480/1