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What does Claim mean? In practice, a claim is a party’s demand for a remedy from a court or tribunal against another, initiated by issuing the originating process. It seeks relief such as damages, an injunction, specific performance, restitution or a declaration, and rests on an identifiable cause of action (or equivalent legal basis). The term is descriptive (not generally defined by statute) and shaped by civil procedure rules. In England and Wales, a claimant brings a claim under the CPR by claim form (Part 7 or Part 8) against a defendant. It includes counterclaims and additional claims (contribution, indemnity or set‑off). In...

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UK Supreme Court clarifies CAT follow-on damages limitation under section 47A: two-year period runs per addressee; Deutsche Bahn v Morgan Crucible claim out of time

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CASE HUB ARCHIVED –this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 9 April 2014; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline, commentary and related/similar cases.

Case facts

Outline: the Supreme Court determined that the follow-on Damages proceedings pursued by Deutsche Bahn and others against Morgan Crucible and others were time‑barred, stemming from the European Commission’s Infringement decision concerning the Electrical and mechanical carbon and graphite products cartel. The Supreme Court delivered its judgment on 09/04/2014.

Parties

Claimants

31 claimants lodged a claim:

  1. Deutsche Bahn AG
  2. DB Netz AG
  3. DB Energie GmbH
  4. DB Regio AG
  5. S-Bahn Berlin GmbH
  6. S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH
  7. DB Regio NRW GmbH
  8. DB Kommunikationstechnik GmbH
  9. DB Schenker Rail Deutschland AG
  10. DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH
  11. DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung GmbH
  12. DB Fernverkehr AG
  13. DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd
  14. Loadhaul Limited
  15. Mainline Freight Limited
  16. Rail Express Systems Limited
  17. DB Schenker Rail International Limited (formerly English Welsh & Scottish Railway International Limited)
  18. EMEF—Empresa de Manutenção de Equipamento Ferroviário S.A.
  19. CP—Comboios de Portugal E.P.E.
  20. Metro de Madrid, S.A.

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