The first case management conference was held in the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London on 19 March 2021. A case management conference is a procedural hearing at which the Tribunal sets out how the next stages of the claim should proceed (known as giving ‘directions’). The order setting out these directions in full is available here or on the Tribunal website at https://www.catribunal.org.uk/cases/13397720-mark-mclaren-class-representative-limited

 In summary:

1. The shippers must file a response to our application, with any supporting evidence, by 30 June 2021.
2. We can file a reply to the shippers’ response by 1 October 2021.
3. Any class member or anyone with an interest in the claim may object to the application or certification of Mark McLaren Class Representative Limited, or may apply to make submissions in the application.  They must do so by 22 September 2021.
4. The main class certification hearing has been scheduled for 29 November 2021.

Any confidential and/or commercially sensitive information will only be provided to named individuals within a ‘confidentiality ring’, ordered by the Tribunal.