Ruling of the Tribunal following the second case management conference in the proceedings in relation to: (i) whether there should be a split trial; (ii) whether the case should be allocated to the fast-track procedure; and (iii) whether the Tribunal should make a cost capping order.
All three applications were refused and the proceedings were stayed for a period of two months to enable the parties to engage in a mediation with a view to settling their dispute.
This is an unofficial summary prepared by the Registry of the Competition Appeal Tribunal.