Commentary on Sections Part 3 Miscellaneous and General Summary and Background
417.This Chapter deals with the scope and operation of the Competition Appeals Tribunal. It introduces provisions to make it easier for consumers and businesses to gain access to redress where there has been an infringement of antitrust provisions (“competition law”), and addresses the unintended barriers in the current process to the appointment of Scottish and Northern Irish judges to sit as chairmen in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).