http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1372/contents/madeHearingsThe Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2003Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-07-04COMPETITION These rules prescribe the procedure to be followed before the Competition Appeal Tribunal established by section 12 of the Enterprise Act 2002 in relation to proceedings before the Tribunal including proceedings under the Enterprise Act 2002 and the Competition Act 1998 as amended by the Enterprise Act 2002. ARRANGEMENT OF RULES PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Citation and commencement 2 Interpretation 3 Application of rules 4 The Registrar 5 Tribunal address for service 6 Tribunal Website 7 Representation PART II APPEALS COMMENCING APPEAL PROCEEDINGS 8 Time and manner of commencing appeals 9 Defective notices of appeal 10 Power to reject 11 Amendment 12 Withdrawal of the appeal RESPONSE TO APPEAL PROCEEDINGS 13 Acknowledgement and notification 14 Defence INTERVENTION, CONSOLIDATION AND FORUM 15 Publication of summary of appeal 16 Intervention 17 Consolidation 18 Forum CASE MANAGEMENT 19 Directions 20 Case management conference etc. 21 Timetable for the oral hearing 22 Evidence 23 Summoning or citing of witnesses 24 Failure to comply with directions PART III PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE ENTERPRISE ACT 2002 25 Application of these rules 26 Time for commencing proceedings for a review under section 120 of the 2002 Act 27 Time for commencing proceedings for a review under section 179 of the 2002 Act 28 Supplementary provisions concerning reviews 29 Appeals in relation to penalties under sections 114 or 176(1)(f) of the 2002 Act PART IV CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES 30 Application of rules to claims for damages COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS 31 Time limit for making a claim for damages 32 Manner of commencing proceedings under section 47A of the 1998 Act 33 Manner of commencing proceedings under section 47B of the 1998 Act 34 Amendment 35 Addition of parties RESPONSE TO A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES 36 Acknowledgment and notification 37 Defence to a claim for damages 38 Additional claims 39 Further pleadings SUMMARY DISPOSAL 40 Power to reject 41 Summary judgment 42 Withdrawal OFFERS AND PAYMENTS TO SETTLE 43 Offers and payments to settle CASE MANAGEMENT 44 Case management generally 45 Security for costs PAYMENTS OF DAMAGES 46 Interim payments on claims for damages 47 Order for payment of damages TRANSFERS 48 Transfer of claims from the Tribunal 49 Transfer of claims to the Tribunal PART V GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY THE HEARING 50 Hearing to be in public 51 Procedure at the hearing 52 Quorum CONFIDENTIALITY 53 Requests for confidential treatment DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL 54 Delivery of the decision 55 Costs 56 Interest 57 Consent orders APPEALS FROM THE TRIBUNAL 58 Permission to appeal 59 Decision of the Tribunal on request for permission to appeal REFERENCES TO THE EUROPEAN COURT 60 References to the European Court INTERIM ORDERS AND MEASURES 61 Power to make interim orders and to take interim measures SUPPLEMENTARY 62 Power of President, Chairman and Registrar to exercise powers of Tribunal 63 Documents etc. 64 Time 65 Conditional fee arrangements 66 Enforcement of orders 67 Irregularities 68 General power of the Tribunal TRANSITIONAL AND REVOCATION 69 Transitional 70 Revocation 2003 No. 1372 Made 23rd May 2003 Laid before Parliament 27th May 2003 Coming into force 20th June 2003 The Secretary of State, after consultation with the President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal and such other persons as she considers appropriate in accordance with section 15(1) of the Enterprise Act 2002, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of and Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Enterprise Act 2002, hereby makes the following rules: 2002 c. 40. 1992 c. 53; see Schedule 1 to the Act, which is amended by paragraph 27 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002.