Telefonica O2 UK Ltd & Ors v British Telecommunications Plc & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1002
Case Nos: C3/2011/3121, 3124, 3315, 3316 and 2012/0692[2012] EWCA Civ 1002
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)
ON APPEAL FROM THE COMPETITION APPEAL TRIBUNAL
MARCUS SMITH Q.C., PETER CLAYTON, PROFESSOR PAUL STONEMAN
[2011] CAT 24 AND 26
Venue Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LLDate 25 July 2012
Before
LORD JUSTICE LLOYDLORD JUSTICE ETHERTONLORD JUSTICE ELIAS
Between
(1) TELEFÓNICA O2 UK LTDAppellants(2) EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE LTDAppellant(3) VODAFONE LTDAppellant(4) HUTCHISON 3G UK LTDAppellantBRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLCRespondentOFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONSInterested Party(Transcript of the Handed Down Judgment ofWordWave International LimitedA Merrill Communications Company165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2DYTel No: 020 7404 1400, Fax No: 020 7831 8838Official Shorthand Writers to the Court)Jonathan Crow Q.C. and Robert O’Donoghue (instructed by S J Berwin LLP) for Appellant Telefónica O2 UK LtdJon Turner Q.C. and Philip Woolfe for Appellants Everything Everywhere Ltd (instructed by Everything Everywhere Ltd), Vodafone Ltd (instructed by Herbert Smith LLP) and Hutchison 3G UK Ltd (instructed by Baker & Mackenzie LLP)Graham Read Q.C., Sarah Lee and Richard Eschwege instructed by BT Legal for British Telecommunications plcJavan Herberg Q.C. and Mark Vinall instructed by Ofcom for Office of CommunicationsHearing Hearing dates: 1-3 May 2012Judgment