SHOULD THE COURT ORDER A SPLIT TRIAL ON LIMITATION? THE FUTILITY OF CITING DECIDED CASES: “SCRIPTURE FROM WHICH THE DEVIL MAY FREELY QUOTE”

In Hutson v Tata Steel UK Ltd [2019] EWHC 1608 (QB) Mr Justice Turner refused the defendant's application for a split trial on limitation in a group action.   The judgment makes it clear that there is no "burden" on any party when the court is considering whether there should be a hearing of a preli...

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