SARAH JANE WILSON & ORS v BAYER PHARMA AG & ORS

SARAH JANE WILSON & ORS v BAYER PHARMA AG & ORS

PGMBM is permitted to come off the record as solicitors for claimants whose retainers have been terminated, and permission is granted for 48 claimants to discontinue their claims. PGMBM's offer to act as a post-box and waive costs claims is incorporated into the order. The remaining claimants may continue unrepresented until further order of the court.

Parties
Claimant: Sarah Jane Wilson & Others; Claimant: Andrew Forshaw (by Susan Lesley Forshaw) & Others; Defendant: Bayer Pharma AG; Defendant: Schering Health Care Limited; Defendant: Aventis Pharma Limited; Defendant: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
23 March 2022
Procedural Posture
Group Action / Application for Solicitor to Come Off Record and Permission to Discontinue Claims
Outcome
applications granted
Legal Topics
Solicitor Termination, Discontinuance of Claims, Group Litigation Management
Civil Procedure Medical Product Liability Solicitor Termination Discontinuance of Claims Group Litigation Management

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Parties

Sarah Jane Wilson & Others

Claimant

Andrew Forshaw (by Susan Lesley Forshaw) & Others

Claimant

Bayer Pharma AG

Defendant

Schering Health Care Limited

Defendant

Aventis Pharma Limited

Defendant

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Group Action / Application for Solicitor to Come Off Record and Permission to Discontinue Claims

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether PGMBM may come off the record as solicitors for claimants
  2. 2 Whether permission should be granted for 48 claimants to discontinue their claims
  3. 3 Management of group litigation with unrepresented claimants

Ratio Decidendi

PGMBM is permitted to come off the record as solicitors for claimants whose retainers have been terminated, and permission is granted for 48 claimants to discontinue their claims. PGMBM's offer to act as a post-box and waive costs claims is incorporated into the order. The remaining claimants may continue unrepresented until further order of the court.

Court Disposition

applications granted

Orders

  • PGMBM permitted to come off the record as solicitors for claimants whose retainers have been terminated
  • Permission granted for 48 claimants to discontinue their claims