{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-appeal-tribunal-rules-2015/rule-41",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-appeal-tribunal-rules-2015/rule-41.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/41",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "41",
  "heading": "Power to strike out",
  "text": "(1) The Tribunal may, of its own initiative or on the application of a party, after giving the parties an opportunity to be heard, strike out in whole or in part a claim at any stage of the proceedings if—\n(a) it considers that the Tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear or determine the claim;\n(b) it considers that there are no reasonable grounds for making the claim;\n(c) it is satisfied that the claimant has habitually and persistently and without any reasonable ground—\n(i) instituted vexatious proceedings, whether against the same person or different persons; or\n(ii) made vexatious applications in any proceedings; or\n(d) the claimant fails to comply with any rule, practice direction issued under rule 115, or any order or direction of the Tribunal.\n(2) When the Tribunal strikes out a claim it may make any other consequential order it considers appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1648/rule/41",
    "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."
}