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Group proceedings that have been given permission to be brought in the Court of Session under Part 4 of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 are listed below.
Information in relation to the Opt-in procedure can be found at Chapter 26A of the Rules of the Court of Session.
This information is produced by administrative staff from the Supreme Courts and does not form any part of the process.
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Case Reference: COS-GP5-24
Date Permission Granted: 9 May 2024
Name of Representative Party: Iain Niall Urquhart
Agent(s): Lefevres
Information: Claims arising in Scotland fromthe NOx emissions issues affecting certain Peugeot and Citroën Group branded vehicles with diesel engines manufactured to Euro 5 or Euro 6 emissions standards (excluding Euro 6d and Euro 6d Temp)
Case Reference: COS-GP1-24
Date Permission Granted: 18 January 2024
Name of Representative Party: Lee Bridgehouse
Agent(s): Pogust Goodhead
Information: Claims arising from BMW vehicles with diesel engines governed by either Euro 5 or Euro 6 emissions standards
Case Reference: COS-GP2-22
Date Permission Granted: 01 March 2022
Name of Representative Party: Hugh H Campbell KC
Agent(s): Thompsons Solicitors
Information: All of the claims made in the proceedings raise issues (whether of fact or law) that are the same as or are similar or related to each other. In particular, all of the individuals named in the Group Register were subject to sexual assault/abuse by James Torbett or Frank Cairney, while those men were officials of Celtic Boys Club, and managers or coaches of youth football teams there, and each individual was a young boy playing for Celtic Boys Club.
Case Reference: COS-GP1/22
Date Permission Granted: 16 February 2022
Name of Representative Party: Colin McEachran KC
Agent(s):
Information: Claims arise out of unsafe working practices, conditions and systems of work imposed on workers at Kenyan tea plantations operated by the James Finlay (Kenya) Ltd over several decades which have caused musculoskeletal injuries.
Case Reference: COS-GP4-24
Date Permission Granted: 20 December 2023
Name of Representative Party: William Mackie
Agent(s): Slater & Gordon Scotland Ltd
Information: Claims arising in Scotland from the NOx emissions issue affecting certain Mercedes-Benz Group diesel engines manufactured to Euro 5 or Euro 6 emissions standards.
Case Reference: COS-GP10-23
Date Permission Granted: 22 December 2023
Name of Representative Party: David Brian Batchelor
Agent(s): Pogust Goodhead
Information: Claims arising from NOx emissions issues affecting Vauxhall & Opel Group diesel engines manufactured to euro 5 or euro 6 emissions standards.
Case Reference: COS-GP16-24
Date Permission Granted: 29 October 2024
Name of Representative Party: Steven Blair Milligan
Agent(s): Drummond Miller LLP
Information: Claims arising from NOx emissions issues affecting Jaguar Land Rover diesel engines manufactured to euro 5 or euro 6 emissions standards.