outstan2.txt


November 08 1996

QUEENS BENCH DIVISION

COMMERCIAL COURT Outstanding cases in Lloyd's litigation 



Lloyd's litigation: Outstanding cases (No 2) 



Plaintiffs in a number of outstanding Lloyd's litigation cases
set down for trial in 1997, who had not accepted the recent
market settlement, should be fully advised by their solicitors
on their position as to costs and generally in the event of
their pursuing individual claims. 



Appropriate consent orders should be drawn up vacating the fixed
date in those cases where no plaintiffs in a particular case
proposed to continue their claims. 



Where it was unclear whether any particular plaintiff proposed
to continue with his claim, the parties, and in particular the
defendants, should apply to the court for directions as soon as
practicable unless the parties agreed an order in similar terms
to that in Aarons v Arthur Andersen (The Times, October 8,
1996). 



Mr Justice Cresswell so stated in a statement issued on October