A trial judge's formulation of a list of issues for trial in a group proceeding, where expressed as a provisional case management tool subject to variation, faces a high barrier on appeal — logically higher than challenges to pleading rulings. The Court of Appeal will not intervene where the trial judge has reserved the right to vary the list during trial and has not purported to determine substantive rights or pre-emptively rule on admissibility.
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