# Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Section 175: Evidence

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Proceedings under this Chapter are civil proceedings for the purposes of—
(a) section 11 of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 (convictions admissible as evidence in civil proceedings);
(b) section 10 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (corresponding provision in Scotland);
(c) section 7 of the Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c.36 (N.I.)) (corresponding provision in Northern Ireland).
(2) In proceedings under this Chapter any finding by a court in civil proceedings that a person has engaged in infringing conduct—
(a) is admissible as evidence that the conduct has occurred;
(b) unless the contrary is proved, is sufficient evidence that the conduct has occurred.
(3) But subsection (2) does not apply to any finding—
(a) which has been reversed on appeal;
(b) which has been varied on appeal so as to negate it.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person engages in “infringing conduct” if—
(a) the person has engaged in a commercial practice that constitutes a relevant infringement, or
(b) the person is an accessory to such a practice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/section/175 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024/section-175
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