Group Litigation Orders
Group Litigation Order
Ref No: 62
Name of Group Litigation Order: Miner's Knee Group Litigation
Date of Order: 21/12/06
Judge: His Honour Judge Grenfell
Court: Leeds County Court
Managing Court: Leeds County Court
Lead Solicitors:
Hugh James Solicitors of Martin Evans House, Riverside Court, Avenue de Clichy, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8LD
and
Irwin Mitchell of Sheffield for the purpose of service and receipt of documents.
Defining Issues:
To follow common or related issues of fact or law in respect of the alledged liability of the National Coal Board and/or British Coal Corporation (NCB/BCC) their successors the Department for Trade & Industry (DTI) for chronic knee injury suffered by their employees as a result of underground work in mines between 1949 and 1994, where chronic knee injury means diabling symptoms of the knee joint(s) resulting from damage to the menisci and/or osteoarthritis, but does not include bursitis.