Group Claims

If you’re considering a personal injury or medical negligence claim and other people have been affected by the same issue, you may be able to join a group claim to make the process quicker and easier.

In cases where a group of people have been injured or taken ill, our personal injury lawyers can help you join a group that combines multiple compensation claims to save time and reduce legal costs. Working together could also give your claim a better chance of success if you are claiming against a large organisation.

You may be able to join a group claim if you have been affected by:

Industrial illness
Food poisoning
Passenger transport accidents
Medical negligence
Defective products
Exposure to environmental hazards, e.g. contaminated water or chemical spills

As one of the largest personal injury law firms in the country, we have the expertise and resources to manage group claims of all sizes and covering a wide range of issues. Our solicitors have successfully secured compensation in some of the most high profile group claims cases in recent years.

With 15 offices nationwide, we can help you wherever you are based and give your claim the strongest support possible. We will handle every aspect of your case and keep you updated in plain English from start to finish, so you can focus on recovery.

You are still eligible for a No Win No Fee agreement if you join a group claim, so there is no financial risk to you*.

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We have decades of experience of handling high-profile group claims ranging from transport disasters to food poisoning outbreaks. Our previous and ongoing group claims include:

The Marchioness riverboat disaster
Vibration White Finger
Hepatitis C infections from contaminated blood infusions
Unauthorised post-mortem organ retention at hospitals
Respiratory illnesses among coke oven workers
Defective Metal on Metal Hip implants
British Coal respiratory disease litigation
MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsize in Zeebrugge

If you’ve been injured and think that you might be able to join a group claim, call us today on 0800 056 4110 for a free initial consultation about your case, or contact us online and we'll get back to you.

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The compensation is far more than I ever expected, and I am naturally delighted with this outcome - I am quite sure I could never have achieved this on my own."

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Is A Group Litigation Order?

A Group Litigation Order (GLO) allows related compensation claims to be managed together in court. A GLO is not essential for a group claim to proceed but can help speed the process up.

A representative of the group must apply for the court to make a GLO. If the court decides that a GLO is suitable, it will set up a register for all the claims within the group, and decide a cut-off date for additional claims to join the group. It will also nominate a lead solicitor to represent the group.

Although the court is involved from the start, group claims with a GLO don’t always actually go to court themselves - it is sometimes possible to agree a compensation settlement out-of-court instead. Nonetheless, having a GLO will save time if the claim does need to be decided in court.

How Do Group Claims Work?

We’ll ask you for some details about your compensation claim and check if it meets the criteria for joining a group. This may involve consulting a relevant expert or a specialist barrister.

If the group claim has a Group Litigation Order (GLO) and your claim meets the criteria…

…we’ll apply for your claim to join the group. The GLO will specify what information we have to provide and will usually give a court-appointed cut-off date for applications.

If the group claim goes to court, the court may select a number of ‘test cases’ that it will use to assess common issues between all claims in the group. This saves time instead of hearing each claim individually.

You will only have to give evidence in court if your claim is selected as a test case.

If you think you might be able to join a group claim or would like to know more about the process, please contact us online for more information.

How Can I Find Out About Group Claims?

There is a list of current Group Litigation Orders on the gov.uk website. GLOs are also advertised when they are issued by the courts – information can usually be found in national newspapers and sometimes social media as well.

You can also check our website to see the group claims that our lawyers are currently involved with or get in touch to find out if there is a group suitable for your compensation claim.

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