AB and Others v John Wyeth & Brother Ltd

[1997] LS Law Med 57

COURT OF APPEAL

Lord Justice STUART-SMITH, Lord Justice ALDOUS, and Lord Justice BROOKE

Practice — Group litigation — Benzodiazepine litigation — Withdrawal of legal aid by Legal Aid Board — Whether judge acted correctly in striking out remaining actions by non-legally aided plaintiffs on grounds that they were an abuse of process, frivolous, vexatious or otherwise bound to fail — Whether there had been inordinate and inexcusable delay such as to make fair trial impossible