Rule 15 InterventionI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Any person with substantial interest in the outcome of proceedings may make a request to the Tribunal for permission to intervene in those proceedings.

(2)

The request must be sent to the Secretary within 28 days of the publication of the notice in accordance with rule 14.

(3)

The Secretary shall give notice of the request for permission to intervene to the respondent and all other parties to the proceedings and invite their observations on that request within a specified period.

(4)

A request for permission to intervene must state—

(a)

the title of the proceedings to which that request relates;

(b)

the name and address of the person wishing to intervene;

(c)

the name and address of their legal representative, if any;

(d)

an address for service in the F1United Kingdom;

(e)

the facts on which the person wishing to intervene relies and the relief sought.

(5)

The request must be verified by a statement of truth and accompanied by the relevant fee.

(6)

The Tribunal may permit the intervention on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, if satisfied, having taken into account the observations of the parties, that the intervening party has a substantial interest.

(7)

On granting permission in accordance with paragraph (6), the Tribunal shall give all such consequential directions as it considers necessary with regard, in particular, to the service on the intervener of the documents lodged with the Secretary, the submission by the intervener of a statement of intervention and, if appropriate, the submission by the principal parties of a response to the statement of intervention.

(8)

The statement of intervention and any response to it shall contain—

(a)

a concise statement of the facts supporting the intervention or response; and

(b)

any relief sought by the intervener or the party responding to the intervention.

(9)

The statement of intervention and any response shall be verified by a statement of truth.

(10)

Rules 8 and 10 shall apply to the statement of intervention.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in rule 15(4)(d) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Design Right, Artist’s Resale Right and Copyright (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1285), regs. 1(2), 5(3)

Commencement

I1: Rule 15 in force at 6.4.2010, see rule 1