Summary of claim published on 21 March 2024. By an Order of the President of the same date, the deadline for any intervention requests is 4pm on 3 April 2024.
A hearing of the Claimant’s injunction application was held on 9 April 2024. On 12 April 2024, the Tribunal issued a ruling unanimously rejecting the application. Sports Direct applied to the Tribunal for permission to appeal the decision on 16 April 2024 and, on 19 April 2024, the Tribunal issued a ruling refusing permission to appeal. The Claimant has now renewed its application for permission to appeal before the Court of Appeal.
On 1 May 2024, the First and Second Defendants applied to join JD Sports Fashion plc as a co-defendant pursuant to Rule 38 of the Tribunal Rules. By order of the President dated 1 May 2024, JD Sports were added a co-defendant, with liberty to apply.