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The Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015

S.I. 2015/1648 · Made 7 September 2015 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Competition

Made 7th September 2015

Laid before Parliament 8th September 2015

Coming into force 1st October 2015

Having consulted in accordance with section 15(1) of the Enterprise Act 2002 M1, the Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15(1) to (3) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 4 to, that Act and sections 192(3) and (4) and 193(1), (2)(b) and (3) of the Communications Act 2003 M2.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

2002 c. 40; section 15 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Enterprise Act 2002 were amended by paragraphs 20 and 22 to 36 of Schedule 8 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15).

M2

2003 c. 21; section 193 was amended by paragraph 98 of Schedule 6 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24).

Contents

  1. Part 1: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application of Rules
  5. 4Governing principles
  6. 5The Registrar
  7. 6Tribunal address for service
  8. 7Tribunal website
  9. 8Representation
  10. Part 2: APPEALS
  11. Chapter: COMMENCING APPEAL PROCEEDINGS
  12. 9Time and manner of commencing appeals
  13. 10Defective notices of appeal
  14. 11Power to strike out
  15. 12Amendments to notice of appeal
  16. 13Withdrawal of the appeal
  17. Chapter: RESPONSE TO APPEAL PROCEEDINGS
  18. 14Acknowledgment and notification
  19. 15Defence
  20. Chapter: INTERVENTION, CONSOLIDATION AND FORUM
  21. 16Intervention
  22. 17Consolidation
  23. 18Forum
  24. Chapter: CASE MANAGEMENT
  25. 19Directions
  26. 20Case management conference etc.
  27. 21Evidence
  28. 22Summoning or citing of witnesses
  29. 23Failure to comply with directions
  30. Chapter: INTERIM ORDERS AND MEASURES
  31. 24Power to make interim orders and to take interim measures
  32. Part 3: REVIEW AND APPEAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE 2002 AND 2024 ACTS
  33. 25Time for commencing proceedings for a review under the 2002 and 2024 Acts
  34. 26Supplementary provisions concerning reviews
  35. 27Expert evidence
  36. 28Appeals in relation to penalties under section 114 of the 2002 Act
  37. Part 4: CLAIMS UNDER SECTION 47A OF THE 1998 ACT
  38. 29Application of Rules to proceedings in Scotland
  39. Chapter: COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS
  40. 30Manner of commencing proceedings under section 47A of the 1998 Act
  41. 31Service out of the jurisdiction
  42. 32Amendments to claim form
  43. Chapter: RESPONSE TO A CLAIM
  44. 33Acknowledgment, service and notification
  45. 34Disputing the Tribunal's jurisdiction
  46. 35Defence to a claim
  47. 36Reply to defence
  48. 37Further pleadings
  49. Chapter: ADDITIONAL PARTIES AND ADDITIONAL CLAIMS
  50. 38Additional parties
  51. 39Additional claims
  52. 40Powers on receipt of an additional claim
  53. Chapter: SUMMARY DISPOSAL
  54. 41Power to strike out
  55. 42Default judgment
  56. 43Summary judgment
  57. 44Withdrawal of the claim
  58. Chapter: OFFERS TO SETTLE
  59. 45Settlement offers
  60. 46Clarification of a Rule 45 Offer
  61. 47Withdrawing or changing a Rule 45 Offer
  62. 48Costs consequences of acceptance of a Rule 45 Offer
  63. 49Costs consequences following judgment
  64. Chapter: INTERVENTION, CONSOLIDATION AND FORUM
  65. 50Intervention
  66. 51Consolidation
  67. 52Forum
  68. Chapter: CASE MANAGEMENT
  69. 53Directions
  70. 54Case management conference etc.
  71. 55Evidence
  72. 56Summoning or citing of witnesses
  73. 57Failure to comply with directions
  74. Chapter: FAST-TRACK PROCEDURE
  75. 58Fast-track procedure
  76. Chapter: SECURITY FOR COSTS
  77. 59Security for costs
  78. Chapter: DISCLOSURE
  79. 60Disclosure by parties to the proceedings
  80. 61Documents referred to in statements of case etc.
  81. 62Disclosure before proceedings start
  82. 63Orders for disclosure against a person not a party
  83. 64Claim to withhold inspection or disclosure of a document
  84. 65Restriction on use of a privileged document inspection of which has been inadvertently allowed
  85. Chapter: INTERIM PAYMENTS
  86. 66Interim payments on claims
  87. Chapter: INJUNCTIONS
  88. 67Injunctions generally
  89. 68Interim injunctions
  90. 69How to apply for an interim remedy
  91. 70Enforcement
  92. Chapter: TRANSFERS
  93. 71Transfer of claims from the Tribunal
  94. 72Transfer of claims to the Tribunal
  95. Part 4A: CLAIMS UNDER SECTION 101 OF THE 2024 ACT
  96. 72AScope and interpretation
  97. 72BGeneral
  98. 72CCMA notice
  99. 72DCMA application for stay
  100. 72EStay of proceedings
  101. 72FCMA notice of final breach decision
  102. Part 5: COLLECTIVE PROCEEDINGS AND COLLECTIVE SETTLEMENTS
  103. 73Scope and interpretation
  104. 74General
  105. Chapter: COLLECTIVE PROCEEDINGS
  106. 75Manner of commencing proceedings under section 47B of the 1998 Act
  107. 76Response to a collective proceedings claim form
  108. 77Determination of the application for a collective proceedings order
  109. 78Authorisation of the class representative
  110. 79Certification of the claims as eligible for inclusion in collective proceedings
  111. 80The collective proceedings order
  112. 81Notice of the collective proceedings order
  113. 82Opting in and opting out of collective proceedings
  114. 83Class records
  115. 84Scope of the collective proceedings
  116. 85Stay of proceedings and variation or revocation of the collective proceedings order
  117. 86Individual settlement by the class representative in opt-in proceedings
  118. 87Applications for withdrawal by the class representative
  119. 88Case management of the collective proceedings
  120. 89Disclosure
  121. 90Notices
  122. 91Judgments and orders
  123. 92Assessment of damages
  124. 93Distribution of award
  125. Chapter: COLLECTIVE SETTLEMENTS
  126. 94Collective settlement where a collective proceedings order has been made: opt-out collective proceedings
  127. 95Collective settlements where a collective proceedings order has been made: opt-in proceedings
  128. 96Collective settlements where a collective proceedings order has not been made
  129. 97Collective settlement approval order
  130. Chapter: COSTS AND FEES
  131. 98Costs
  132. Part 5A: Applications under section 70 of the Subsidy Control Act 2022
  133. 98ATime limits for applications
  134. Part 5B: Appeals under section 84 of the Football Governance Act 2025
  135. 98BTime limits for appeals
  136. Part 6: GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY
  137. Chapter: THE HEARING
  138. 99Hearing to be in public
  139. 100Quorum
  140. Chapter: CONFIDENTIALITY
  141. 101Requests for confidential treatment
  142. 102Subsequent use of documents provided in proceedings
  143. Chapter: DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL
  144. 103Delivery of the decision
  145. 104Costs
  146. 105Interest
  147. 106Consent orders
  148. Chapter: APPEALS FROM THE TRIBUNAL
  149. 107Permission to appeal
  150. 108Decision of the Tribunal on request for permission to appeal
  151. Chapter: REFERENCES TO THE EUROPEAN COURT
  152. 109References to the European Court Repealed
  153. Chapter: SUPPLEMENTARY
  154. 110Power of President, chairman and Registrar to exercise powers of Tribunal
  155. 111Documents etc.
  156. 112Time
  157. 113Funding Arrangements
  158. 114Irregularities
  159. 115General power of the Tribunal
  160. Part 7: REFERENCE OF PRICE CONTROL MATTERS TO THE CMA UNDER THE 2003 ACT
  161. 116Reference of price control matters to the CMA
  162. 117Determination by the CMA of price control matters
  163. Part 8: REVOCATION AND SAVINGS
  164. 118Revocation
  165. 119Savings
  166. Part 9: REVIEW
  167. 120Review
  168. Signature
  169. Explanatory note