{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-appeal-tribunal-rules-2015/rule-30",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-appeal-tribunal-rules-2015/rule-30.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1648",
  "legislation_title": "The Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-appeal-tribunal-rules-2015",
  "path": "rule/30",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "30",
  "heading": "Manner of commencing proceedings under section 47A of the 1998 Act",
  "text": "(1) A claim under section 47A of the 1998 Act (proceedings before the Tribunal: claims for damages etc.) shall be made by filing a claim form.\n(2) The claim form shall state—\n(a) the full name and address of the claimant;\n(b) the full name and address of the claimant's legal representative, if any;\n(c) an address for service in the United Kingdom; and\n(d) the name and address of the defendant to the proceedings.\n(3) The claim form shall contain—\n(a) a statement as to whether the claim is in respect of an infringement decision, and if so, whether that decision has become final within the meaning of section 58A of the 1998 Act (infringement decisions) ;\n(b) observations on the question in which part of the United Kingdom the proceedings of the Tribunal are to be treated as taking place under rule 18;\n(c) a concise statement of the relevant facts, identifying, where applicable, any relevant findings in an infringement decision;\n(d) a concise statement of any contentions of law which are relied on;\n(e) the relief sought in the proceedings, including (where applicable)—\n(i) an estimate of the amount claimed in damages, supported by an explanation of how that amount has been calculated;\n(ii) details of any other claim for a sum of money;\n(iii) in proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, a statement that the claimant is making a claim for an injunction;\n(f) such other matters as may be specified by practice direction.\n(4) The contents of the claim form shall be verified by a statement of truth signed and dated by the claimant or on its behalf by its duly authorised officer or legal representative.\n(5) There shall be annexed to the claim form—\n(a) a copy of any infringement decision referred to in paragraph (3)(a);\n(b) copies of any documents referred to in the claim form;\n(c) any application for the claim to be subject to the fast-track procedure under rule 58 supported by reasons for the application and cross-referenced to the claim form; and\n(d) such other documents or annexes as may be specified by practice direction.\n(6) Unless the Tribunal otherwise directs, the signed original of the claim form shall be accompanied by five copies of the form and its annexes certified by the claimant or its legal representative as conforming to the original.\n(7) When filing the claim form the claimant shall also indicate the method by which the claimant (or the claimant's representative) proposes to effect service on the defendant and provide any other information with regard to service of the claim form as may be specified by practice direction.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1998 c. 41; section 47A was substituted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c.15)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Section 58A was substituted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 8 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1648/rule/30",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:32:44.195082+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}