The defendant appied ofr directions saying that the claim brought in the names of 65,000 claimants in China did not in fact have the authority of all but a few claimants to commence the action.
Held: The solicitors acting did not have the authority of the majority of claimants. If asked to do so, the court would have struck out the cliam as an abuse of process.
Rose J
[2015] EWC 3071 (Ch)
Bailii
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 05 January 2022; Ref: scu.553931