1250/5/7/16 Breasley Pillows Limited and Others v Vita Cellular Foams (UK) Limited and Others

Claim for damages under section 47A of the Competition Act 1998 based on a decision of the European Commission dated 29 January 2014 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 of the TFEU (Case AT.39801 – Polyurethane foam).

An application by the Claimants for fast-track designation of the proceedings was filed with the claim form on 7 April 2016. An additional claim pursuant to Rule 39 of the Tribunal Rules was filed by the Defendants on 18 May 2016 against companies in the Carpenter and Recticel groups. The Claimants’ application for fast-track designation of the proceedings was dismissed by the President at a case management conference on 7 June 2016.

By a consent Order dated 13 December 2016 all of the claims in the proceedings against the Defendants and the Rule 39 Defendants were dismissed.