DEFENDANT CAN ONLY RESPOND TO THE CASE AS PLEADED: COURT REJECTS CLAIMANTS’ ATTEMPTS TO INTRODUCE NEW ISSUES

There are two judgments on BAILLI this morning in the Glaxosmithkline case where the judge has resisted the claimants' attempts to widen the scope of their case beyond the pleaded case and the issues set out in a Group Litigation Order. The case is interesting in respect of the ingenious attempts by...