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Biotech / Medical : Cambridge Antibody Technology Group

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From: nigel bates3/21/2005 12:22:21 PM
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Cambridge Antibody Technology Legal Action With Abbott: Abbott Granted Permission to Appeal
Monday March 21, 12:12 pm ET

CAMBRIDGE, England, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cambridge Antibody Technology (LSE: CAT - News; Nasdaq: CATG - News) reports the decision by the Rt Hon Lord Justice Jacob, in the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, to grant Abbott permission to appeal Mr Justice Laddie's judgment in favour of CAT of 20 December 2004.

In the Order from the Court of Appeal, the reasons for the decision are stated as follows: "The points raised in [Abbott's] notice of appeal (there is no separate skeleton argument) appear, just, to raise a real prospect of success and the commercial importance of the agreements is sufficient in the circumstances to provide a compelling reason for an appeal."

The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that govern court procedures, state that "Permission to appeal will only be given where - (a) the Court considers that the appeal would have a real prospect of success; or (b) there is some other compelling reason why the appeal should be heard."...
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