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Proposal 22
Consideration should be given to establishing additional specialist lists in areas likely to
benefit, including lists for complex cases, for cases involving unrepresented litigants and
cases where group litigation orders (if introduced) have been made.
Consideration should be given to the establishment of an IP/IT specialist list pursuant to
Order 72, in consultation with the legal profession and other interested parties.
Section 27 of the HCO should be amended to introduce enhancements equivalent to those
introduced by section 42 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 in England and Wales.
The HCO should furthermore make provision for vexatious litigant orders to be made not
only on the application of the Secretary for Justice but also on the application of any person
who is or has been party to vexatious proceedings presently instituted by or with the
participation of the respondent or who has directly suffered adverse consequences resulting
from such proceedings or from vexatious applications made by the respondent in such
proceedings.
All applications to have a person declared a vexatious litigant should be made directly to a
single judge.
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