Pension schemes: multi-party litigation: overview | Practical Law
This note provides an overview of the main procedures used for multi-party litigation in the context of pensions disputes. It outlines the options under the Civil Procedure Rules, including multiple joint claims, CPR 19.8 "same interest" claims and group litigation orders. CPR 19.9 and representative beneficiaries are also covered, linking to our detailed practice note on that topic. This note also considers alternative procedures such as derivative actions and collective proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Finally, we look at developments that may affect multi-party pensions litigation in future.