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In Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd and others v JJH Enterprises Ltd (trading as ValueLicensing) [2022] EWCA Civ 1509, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that an Appellant's Notice can be filed up until midnight on the relevant day if filed electronically under PD 51O (the 'Electronic Working Pilot Scheme').

The Competition Appeal Tribunal President has made a directions order by consent for Microsoft to respond to ValueLicensing’s 20 October Request for Further Information by 23 January 2023, with liberty to apply.

The U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal will take the reins of a £270 million ($325 million) antitrust lawsuit which accuses Microsoft Corp. of stifling the resale market for its software licenses, a High Court judge has ordered.

Mr Justice Foxton has ordered the transfer of ValueLicensing’s claim against Microsoft Corp, Microsoft Limited and Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited from the Commercial Court to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “CAT”). The claim is now before the CAT.

In Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd & Ors v JJH Enterprises Ltd (Re Electronic Filing of Appellant's Notice) [2022] EWCA Civ 1509 the Court of Appeal upheld a finding that an appellant's notice filed electronically after 4.30pm on the last date for appealing was served in time.