The Competition Commission Appeal Tribunal Rules 2000

Addition of parties to the proceedings

14.—(1) Any person who considers he has sufficient interest in the outcome of any proceedings may make a request to the tribunal, in the form required by this rule, for permission to intervene.

(2) The request must be sent to the Registrar within one month of the date upon which the notice in respect of the relevant proceedings is published in accordance with rule 13(1).

(3) The Registrar shall give notice of the request for permission to intervene to all the other parties to the proceedings and invite their observations on that request within a time limit specified in the notice.

(4) A request for permission to intervene shall 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 his legal representative, if appropriate;

(d) an address for service in the United Kingdom.

(5) The request shall contain–

(a) a concise statement of the matters in issue in the proceedings which affect the person making the request;

(b) the name of any party whose position the person making the request intends to support; and

(c) a succinct presentation of the reasons for making the request.

(6) If the tribunal is satisfied, having taken into account the observations of the parties, that the person wishing to intervene has a sufficient interest, it may permit the intervention on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

(7) On granting permission in accordance with paragraph (6) of this rule, the tribunal shall give all such consequential directions as it considers necessary with regard, in particular, to the service on the intervener of documents lodged with the Registrar, 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) In making any order under this rule, section 56 of the Act shall apply to the tribunal as it applies to the Director.

(9) The statement of intervention shall contain–

(a) a succinct presentation of the facts and arguments supporting the intervention;

(b) the relief sought by the intervener; and

(c) a schedule listing all documents annexed to the intervention and, as far as possible shall have annexed, a copy of every document on which the intervener relies including the written statement of witnesses of fact or expert witnesses, if any.

(10) Rules 6(8), 7, 8 (except 8(1)(b)) and 9 shall apply to the statement of intervention as if references to “rule 6” were references to “rule 14(9)”, references to “the applicant” were references to “the intervener ”, references to “the application” were references to “the statement of intervention”, the reference in rule 8(1)(a) above to “ground of appeal ” were a reference to “ground for intervention” and the reference in rule 9(3) above to “contesting the decision” were a reference to “ supporting the intervention”.