FIVE THOUSAND CLAIMANTS AND JUST EIGHT COURT FEES: COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS DECISION ON CPR 7.3

In this case the Court of Appeal upheld a decision that some 5,000 individual small value cases could proceed together as, essentially, one action.  The provisions of CPR 7.3 were considered and the Court held that the High Court Judge that had considered the issue and made directions had been well ...