Dr. Joanne Blennerhassett:

The Law Reform Commission referred to the English and Welsh practice of the group litigation order. It is carried out by the courts service but the Law Reform Commission also mentioned that a single representative would deal with the generic issue. The commission says this is an essential feature of the procedure to avoid duplication but that a separate legal representative could be responsible for discrete issues within it - either a subgroup or at an individual level - so, again, we could learn from the English and Welsh practice.