The Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2003

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I INTRODUCTION

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Application of rules

    4. 4.The Registrar

    5. 5.Tribunal address for service

    6. 6.Tribunal Website

    7. 7.Representation

  3. PART II APPEALS

    1. COMMENCING APPEAL PROCEEDINGS

      1. 8.Time and manner of commencing appeals

      2. 9.Defective notices of appeal

      3. 10.Power to reject

      4. 11.Amendment

      5. 12.Withdrawal of the appeal

    2. RESPONSE TO APPEAL PROCEEDINGS

      1. 13.Acknowledgement and notification

      2. 14.Defence

    3. INTERVENTION, CONSOLIDATION AND FORUM

      1. 15.Publication of summary of appeal

      2. 16.Intervention

      3. 17.Consolidation

      4. 18.Forum

    4. CASE MANAGEMENT

      1. 19.Directions

      2. 20.Case management conference etc.

      3. 21.Timetable for the oral hearing

      4. 22.Evidence

      5. 23.Summoning or citing of witnesses

      6. 24.Failure to comply with directions

  4. PART III PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE ENTERPRISE ACT 2002

    1. 25.Application of these rules

    2. 26.Time for commencing proceedings for a review under section 120 of the 2002 Act

    3. 27.Time for commencing proceedings for a review under section 179 of the 2002 Act

    4. 28.Supplementary provisions concerning reviews

    5. 29.Appeals in relation to penalties under sections 114 or 176(1)(f) of the 2002 Act

  5. PART IV CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES

    1. 30.Application of rules to claims for damages

    2. COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS

      1. 31.Time limit for making a claim for damages

      2. 32.Manner of commencing proceedings under section 47A of the 1998 Act

      3. 33.Manner of commencing proceedings under section 47B of the 1998 Act

      4. 34.Amendment

      5. 35.Addition of parties

    3. RESPONSE TO A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES

      1. 36.Acknowledgment and notification

      2. 37.Defence to a claim for damages

      3. 38.Additional claims

      4. 39.Further pleadings

    4. SUMMARY DISPOSAL

      1. 40.Power to reject

      2. 41.Summary judgment

      3. 42.Withdrawal

    5. OFFERS AND PAYMENTS TO SETTLE

      1. 43.Offers and payments to settle

    6. CASE MANAGEMENT

      1. 44.Case management generally

      2. 45.Security for costs

    7. PAYMENTS OF DAMAGES

      1. 46.Interim payments on claims for damages

      2. 47.Order for payment of damages

    8. TRANSFERS

      1. 48.Transfer of claims from the Tribunal

      2. 49.Transfer of claims to the Tribunal

  6. PART V GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY

    1. THE HEARING

      1. 50.Hearing to be in public

      2. 51.Procedure at the hearing

      3. 52.Quorum

    2. CONFIDENTIALITY

      1. 53.Requests for confidential treatment

    3. DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL

      1. 54.Delivery of the decision

      2. 55.Costs

      3. 56.Interest

      4. 57.Consent orders

    4. APPEALS FROM THE TRIBUNAL

      1. 58.Permission to appeal

      2. 59.Decision of the Tribunal on request for permission to appeal

    5. REFERENCES TO THE EUROPEAN COURT

      1. 60.References to the European Court

    6. INTERIM ORDERS AND MEASURES

      1. 61.Power to make interim orders and to take interim measures

    7. SUPPLEMENTARY

      1. 62.Power of President, Chairman and Registrar to exercise powers of Tribunal

      2. 63.Documents etc.

      3. 64.Time

      4. 65.Conditional Fee Arrangements

      5. 66.Enforcement of orders

      6. 67.Irregularities

      7. 68.General power of the Tribunal

    8. TRANSITIONAL AND REVOCATION

      1. 69.Transitional

      2. 70.Revocation

  7. Signature

  8. Explanatory Note