Various Claimants v G4S Limited
A split trial is ordered, with a parallel process for sampling claimants and provision of further information, as this approach best facilitates efficient adjudication, settlement potential, and manageable trial preparation given the complexity and number of claimants.
- Parties
- Claimant: Various Claimants; Defendant: G4S Limited (formerly G4S PLC)
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 30 June 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Case Management Decision / First Case Management Conference (cmc)
- Outcome
- Split trial ordered with sampling process and provision of further information.
- Legal Topics
- Section 90 a FSMA 2000, Misleading Statements, Sampling of Claimants, Split Trial, Disclosure, Reliance, PDMR Dishonesty
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Parties
Various Claimants
Claimant
G4S Limited (formerly G4S PLC)
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Case Management Decision / First Case Management Conference (cmc)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether to order a split trial
- 2 Whether to implement a sampling process for claimants
- 3 Defendant's application for further information
Ratio Decidendi
A split trial is ordered, with a parallel process for sampling claimants and provision of further information, as this approach best facilitates efficient adjudication, settlement potential, and manageable trial preparation given the complexity and number of claimants.
Court Disposition
Split trial ordered with sampling process and provision of further information.
Orders
- Split trial to proceed as proposed by claimants, covering common issues at trial 1.
- Timetabled process for sampling claimants to be implemented.
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