Competition Claim Deadlines

These can be advertised through the media, but it's normally down to the Judge presiding over a litigation to set the deadline. If you miss it, you may have to apply for special permission to join late; but previous case examples show that you are fighting an uphill battle if you put yourself in that kind of position.

We have been involved in large group actions in the High Court of Justice in the past where people missed the deadline by a mere month or so, and tried to join late. They were refused by the presiding judge and the law firm acting for them (not us, thankfully!) was heavily criticised.

Even now we still get calls from people asking to join actions that have long since concluded, or where the deadlines have elapsed years ago. Sadly we have to turn them away - and it's a real shame when their claims could have settled for tens of thousands of pounds.

We have had to turn away some substantial claims for being late. But the law is the law...