1702/5/7/25 (T) Lenzing AG and Others v Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG and Others

Claim for damages for breach of Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998 and/or Article 101(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by Lenzing AG and others against (1) Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG; (2) Westlake Vinnolit Holdings GmbH; (3) Westlake Germany GmbH & Co. KG; (5) Westlake International Holdings Cooperatief U.A.; (6) Westlake Corporation; (7) INOVYN Chlorvinyls Limited; (8) INOVYN Europe Limited; (9) INEOS INOVYN Limited; (10) INOVYN Deutschland GmbH; (11) INOVYN Trade Services S.A.; (12) INEOS AG; and (13) INEOS Limited.

The proceedings were transferred from the High Court to the Tribunal by order of Master Clark dated 30 January 2025.

The first CMC was held on 12 May 2025. At the CMC the Tribunal gave a Ruling in relation to disclosure ([2025] CAT 31).

A second CMC has been listed to commence on 6 February 2026 with a time estimate of one day.

The trial has been listed to commence on 3 May 2027, with a provisional time estimate of 6 weeks sitting four days a week.