In English law, a Group Litigation Order (abbreviated to GLO) is a legal process by which several sets of related proceedings are heard together as one action. Where many Claimants are proceeding against a common defendant or defendants, by issuing a Group Litigation Order the claims may be heard at a single trial. English law is a formal term of art that describes the law for the time being in force in England and Wales. ... The plaintiff, claimant, or complainant is the party initiating a lawsuit, (also known as an action). ... In legal parlance, a trial is an event in which parties to a dispute present information (in the form of evidence) in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution to their dispute. ...
Notable cases in which such an order has been issued include the McDonald's Hot Drinks litigation in the High Court of Justice Queen's Bench Division and proceedings against the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital in the Liverpool District Registry. Her Majestys High Court of Justice (usually known more simply as the High Court) is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal, part of the Supreme Court of England and Wales: see Courts of England and Wales. ... One of the ancient courts of England, the Kings Bench (or Queens Bench when the monarch is female) is now a division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. ... The Alder Hey organs scandal involved the unauthorized removal, retention, and disposal of human tissue, including children’s organs during a period from 1988-1995. ...
A full list of current GLOs is available on Her Majesty's Courts Service website. Her Majestys Courts Service is an amalgamation of the Magistrates Courts Service and the Court Service. ...
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