La Brea Environs Protectors v The Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Petrotrin) and Another: PC 23 May 2022

(Trinidad and Tobago) This appeal concerns the jurisdiction of the court in relation to representative proceedings and, in particular, when managing proceedings in which a number of persons have an interest, to appoint one or more persons, or a body having a sufficient interest in the proceedings, to represent some or all other persons with the same or a similar interest.

Judges:

Lord Reed

Lord Briggs

Lord Kitchin

Lord Hamblen

Lord Burrows

Citations:

[2022] UKPC 22

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Litigation Practice

Updated: 01 June 2022; Ref: scu.678253