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| JJB may be sued over shirt prices | JJB may be sued over shirt prices |
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| Consumer group Which? says it may sue retailer JJB Sports in a bid to secure refunds for consumers who allegedly paid too much for football shirts. | Consumer group Which? says it may sue retailer JJB Sports in a bid to secure refunds for consumers who allegedly paid too much for football shirts. |
| Under powers granted it in the Enterprise Act, Which? has the right to launch a case of this kind at the Competition Appeals Tribunal. | Under powers granted it in the Enterprise Act, Which? has the right to launch a case of this kind at the Competition Appeals Tribunal. |
| Which? wants people who bought shirts from JJB in 2000 and 2001 to contact them as part of the case. | Which? wants people who bought shirts from JJB in 2000 and 2001 to contact them as part of the case. |
| JJB told the BBC it was considering a response to the Which? action. | JJB told the BBC it was considering a response to the Which? action. |
| The company added: "JJB Sports notes the Which? announcement that it intends to take legal action against JJB Sports for the sale of replica football shirts during the alleged price fixing of 2000-2001." | |
| Fixing fine | Fixing fine |
| In 2003, JJB was fined £6.7m by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over price-fixing. | In 2003, JJB was fined £6.7m by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over price-fixing. |
| The OFT's price-fixing case against JJB and nine other businesses followed one of the biggest investigations of its type in the UK. | The OFT's price-fixing case against JJB and nine other businesses followed one of the biggest investigations of its type in the UK. |
| Ten firms fixed prices for top-selling short-sleeved adult and junior shirts of the England team and Manchester United, the OFT said.The price of some England football shirts was fixed, the OFT said | Ten firms fixed prices for top-selling short-sleeved adult and junior shirts of the England team and Manchester United, the OFT said.The price of some England football shirts was fixed, the OFT said |
| At the time, JJB vehemently denied any wrongdoing. | At the time, JJB vehemently denied any wrongdoing. |
| Which? said it wanted to force JJB to compensate consumers by taking a case to the tribunal. | Which? said it wanted to force JJB to compensate consumers by taking a case to the tribunal. |
| "We hope it will soon be payback time for JJB Sports," said Which? spokesman Malcolm Coles. | "We hope it will soon be payback time for JJB Sports," said Which? spokesman Malcolm Coles. |
| "They ripped off their customers, so we think it's only fair they should have to pay them back." | "They ripped off their customers, so we think it's only fair they should have to pay them back." |
| Tribunal | Tribunal |
| JJB Sports has two weeks to respond. After this time, Which? will consider filing the action at the Competition Appeals Tribunal. | JJB Sports has two weeks to respond. After this time, Which? will consider filing the action at the Competition Appeals Tribunal. |
| The Tribunal can, in theory, order JJB to reimburse consumers. | The Tribunal can, in theory, order JJB to reimburse consumers. |
| Which? first advertised last December for potential claimants to come forward to sue for price fixing. | Which? first advertised last December for potential claimants to come forward to sue for price fixing. |
| It employed the law firm Clyde & Co which advertised in the football magazine When Saturday Comes. | It employed the law firm Clyde & Co which advertised in the football magazine When Saturday Comes. |