Claim No.

FS-2018-000011
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
BUSINESS LIST (ChD)
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND REGULATORY SUB-LIST
BEFORE: HON MR JUSTICE NUGEE
DATED: 27 NOVEMBER 2018

IN THE MATTER OF PART 8 OF THE ENTERPRISE ACT 2002; THE CONSUMER

RIGHTS ACT 2015; THE CONSUMER CONTRACTS (INFORMATION,
CANCELLATION AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES) REGULATIONS 2013; THE
CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM UNFAIR TRADING REGULATIONS 2008 AND
OF THE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (EC DIRECTIVE) REGULATIONS 2002

B E T W E E N:

COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY

Claimant
– and –

VIAGOGO AG
Defendant

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ENFORCEMENT ORDER

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IF YOU, VIAGOGO AG, DISOBEY THIS ORDER YOU MAY BE HELD TO BE IN

CONTEMPT OF COURT AND LIABLE TO BE FINED OR YOU MAY HAVE YOUR
ASSETS SEIZED AND YOUR DIRECTORS MAY ALSO BE LIABLE TO
IMPRISONMENT OR TO BE FINED OR TO HAVE THEIR ASSETS SEIZED.

ANY OTHER PERSON WHO KNOWS OF THIS ORDER AND DOES ANYTHING
WHICH HELPS OR PERMITS THE DEFENDANTS TO BREACH THE TERMS OF
THIS ORDER MAY ALSO BE HELD TO BE IN CONTEMPT OF COURT AND MAY
BE IMPRISONED, FINED OR HAVE THEIR ASSETS SEIZED.

UPON the Claimant bringing proceedings in respect of the matters set out in the
Endorsement to the Claim Form (“the Conduct”).

AND UPON hearing Rob Williams, Azeem Suterwalla and Jack Williams for the
Claimant and Martin Howe QC and Malcolm Birdling for the Defendant

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AND UPON the Defendant accepting the matters set out in Schedule 1 to this Order

AND UPON the parties having agreed on terms by which the differences between
them may be resolved
AND UPON the Court being satisfied that the conditions in Sections 217 and 219B of
the Enterprise Act 2002 are met for the purposes of this Order.

AND UPON the court being satisfied that it is appropriate to include paragraph 5 of
this Order on the basis of section 223 of the Enterprise Act 2002.

AND UPON the Claimant agreeing not to take any steps to serve the claim form with
claim number FS-2018-000012.

BY CONSENT IT IS ORDERED THAT:

1. The Defendant shall comply with Sections 217(6) and 217(10A) of the
Enterprise Act 2002 in relation to the Conduct by complying with the terms of
Section A, Section B1, Section B2, Section B3 and Section C of this Order.

2. The Defendant will comply with Paragraph 1 above by 17 January 2019 and
thereafter.

3. The Claimant’s application dated 17 September 2018 is withdrawn.

4. The Defendant’s application dated 21 September 2018 is withdrawn.

5. This Order is binding upon all of the members of the group of interconnected
bodies corporate (within the meaning of section 223 of the Enterprise Act
2002) of which the Defendant forms part or of which it may become part as if
each of them were the body corporate against which this Order is made.

6. The Defendant shall pay the Claimant’s reasonable costs of these

proceedings, to be assessed on the standard basis if not agreed.

Section A - Requirements

Provision of Required Information to Consumers

1. The Defendant will ensure that Required Information about which it is Aware
is disclosed to Consumers using the Website, prior to the purchase of a ticket.
The Required Information will be disclosed in accordance with the provisions
of Section B1 and satisfaction of the requirements of Section B1 will constitute
compliance with the disclosure requirements of this paragraph.

2. The Defendant will ensure that Required Information disclosed to Consumers

using the Website in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Section is also
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 Clearly and Prominently disclosed to Consumers in a Durable Medium within
a reasonable time after the purchase of a ticket.

Provision of Information by Sellers

3. The Defendant will provide a Mandatory Facility which Sellers must complete
before they are able to list a ticket for sale on the Website.

4. The Mandatory Facility will comply with the provisions of Section B2 of this
Order.

Verifying and Updating Required Information

Event Set Up

5. Unless the Defendant is an Official Seller for the Event, the Defendant will
carry out the Pre-Setup Checks before setting up an Event Page.

6. The Defendant will not set up an Event Page until tickets for the Event have
been made officially available (which can include the release of tickets to
specified groups before the tickets go on general sale to the public).

7. Where tickets have been released only to specified groups, only Sellers who
the Defendant has determined have already been issued a specific ticket for
the Event or have a right to purchase or be issued a specific identifiable ticket
for the Event will be able to list tickets on the Website prior to tickets for the
Event being made officially available.

Notice of Missing Information

8. If the Defendant is Notified that Required Information about the Seller may be
missing or incorrect, the Defendant will notify the Seller within two (2) working
days and the Seller may be given up to five (5) working days to demonstrate
to the Defendant that the information they have previously provided is
complete and correct. If the Seller fails to do so, the Defendant will remedy
this by following the steps set out in paragraph 13 of this Section.

9. If the Defendant is Notified that Required Information about a ticket is missing

or incorrect, the Defendant will remedy this by following the steps set out in
paragraph 13 of this Section.

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10. Subject to paragraph 7 of this Section, if the Defendant is Notified that a ticket
listing relates to an Event that does not exist or for which tickets have not
been officially made available, the Defendant will take down all affected ticket
listings for that Event and, if applicable, the Event Page until such time as the
Event does exist or tickets for that Event have officially been made available.

Database Verification

11. The Defendant will carry out Regular Checks to determine if:

(a) two or more Sellers are Associates; and

(b) any Sellers are Traders by reference to the Trader Criteria.

12. If, as a result of the Regular Checks, the Defendant determines that a Seller is
a Trader by reference to the Trader Criteria, but the Required Information
about the Seller and any Associates has not been disclosed on the Website or
appears to be incorrect, the Defendant will notify the Seller within two (2)
working days and the Seller may be given up to five (5) working days to
demonstrate to the Defendant that the information they have previously
provided is complete and correct. If the Seller fails to do so, the Defendant will
remedy this by following the steps set out in paragraph 13 of this Section.

Updating Required Information

13. Where the Defendant is required by paragraphs 8 to 12 inclusive, or

paragraph 7 of this Section to update Required Information on the Website,
the Defendant will within two (2) working days:

(a) either update the Website to display the relevant Required Information
in accordance with the provisions of Section B1 of this Order or remove
the affected ticket listings from the Website; and

(b) from that point onwards, be treated as being Aware of the relevant
Required Information for the purposes of this Order.

Defendant’s Guarantee

14. The Defendant will ensure that all statements about the Defendant’s
Guarantee that are presented on the Website to Consumers during the ticket

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 selection and purchasing process are consistent as to the substance of the
Defendant’s Guarantee and with each other.

15. The Defendant will amend the Defendant’s terms and conditions to ensure
consistency with the Defendant’s Guarantee as it is presented to Consumers
on the Website during the purchase process.

16. The Defendant will Clearly and Prominently display a notice to Consumers on
the Website that the Defendant’s Guarantee does not affect their statutory
consumer rights.

17. The Defendant will ensure that all exceptions or qualifications which apply to
the Defendant’s Guarantee are Clearly and Prominently disclosed to
Consumers prior to the Consumer purchasing a ticket on the Website.

18. The Defendant will not reject a claim by a Consumer under the Defendant’s
Guarantee if the reason for the rejection of the claim was not Clearly and
Prominently displayed on the Website at the time of the purchase of the ticket

19. The Defendant will not refuse a claim under the Defendant’s Guarantee if:

(a) The Consumer (or any person for whom the Consumer has purchased
a ticket) making the claim has been refused entry to an Event (and the
Consumer is able to substantiate that they were refused entry to that
Event); or

(b) The Consumer making the claim was not informed by the Defendant
about a Restriction on Use which applies to a ticket (and which should
have been reasonably known to the Seller) prior to purchasing that
ticket and that Restriction on Use could result in the Consumer (or any
person for whom the Consumer has purchased a ticket) being refused
entry to the Event. In particular, in these circumstances, the Defendant
will not:

(i) Reject a claim when the Defendant has been Notified that a
ticket or tickets for an Event are subject to a Restriction on
Use which would make tickets purchased on the Website
invalid for entry to that Event;

(ii) Reject a claim because the Consumer has contacted the

Event Organiser or venue to ask whether the ticket will be
valid; or

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 (iii) Require that the Consumer be refused entry to an Event at
the venue before a refund or replacement ticket will be
granted.

19A The Defendant will not require that a Consumer with a valid claim under the
Defendant’s Guarantee relist a ticket on the Website instead of granting the
Consumer a refund or replacement ticket.

19B Where the Defendant is the Seller, the Defendant will Clearly and Prominently
state on the ticket listing pages that the Defendant’s Guarantee does not
exclude or limit a Consumer’s statutory rights.

Complaint and Claim Handling

20. The Defendant will establish a Complaint and Claim Handling Process. To
comply with this requirement, the Defendant will:

(a) at its own expense, provide for and maintain means for Consumers to
contact the Defendant, including by telephone, email, internet and mail.
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this sub-section precludes the
Defendant the ability to block Consumers who can reasonably be
stated to be abusive to the Defendant, or to be acting duplicitously;

(b) impose fair and reasonable deadlines for Consumers to submit a claim
under the Defendant’s Guarantee. For example, the Defendant will
amend the time limits currently contained in term 2.15 of the terms and
conditions applicable to the Website to provide Consumers with a
minimum of:

(i) ten (10) working days from the delivery of the ticket to report
problems with the ticket;

(ii) five (5) working days from the day of the Event to report
problems with a ticket arising on the day of the Event; and

(iii) ten (10) working days from the receipt of a dispute claim form
to return the dispute claim form to the Defendant;

(c) ensure that the deadlines for Consumers to submit a claim under the
Defendant’s Guarantee are Clearly and Prominently disclosed to
Consumers at the time of purchase and in a Durable Medium with the
confirmation of the purchase of a ticket;

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 (d) acknowledge receipt of a claim or complaint within five (5) working
days of receipt of a claim or complaint by confirming its understanding
of the claim or complaint, the Consumer’s expected redress and the
next steps of the process, including an explanation of what is being
done to address the claim or complaint, a realistic timetable for
resolution of the claim or complaint and any information that it requires
from the Consumer to resolve the claim or complaint;

(e) respond to the Consumer within twenty (20) working days of a claim or
complaint to set out its decision, explain how it came to its decision and
explain the procedure if the Consumer is not satisfied with the decision;

(f) provide appropriate redress in response to a valid claim or complaint

within ten (10) working days of the decision. For the avoidance of
doubt, the Defendant is not responsible for when redress is ultimately
received by a Consumer in circumstances when it has been provided in
accordance with this sub-paragraph;

(g) maintain a record of the claim or complaint and its resolution for at least
two (2) years from receipt of the claim or complaint;

(h) ensure that the full Complaint and Claim Handling Process is available
to view on the Website and provided to Consumers in a Durable
Medium upon request and following the submission of a claim or
complaint;

(i) ensure that staff responsible for dealing with claims or complaints are
made aware of the Complaint and Claim Handling Process and their
role in it, and receive any training necessary to enable them to apply
the Complaint and Claim Handling Process; and

(j) keep the Complaint and Claim Handling Process under review to
ensure that it remains effective.

Ticket Selection and Purchasing

21. The Defendant will remove and not replace any Ticket Selection and
Purchasing Messages that are Misleading.

22. Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 21:

(a) the Defendant will disclose Clearly and Prominently that the tickets
available on the Website represent the tickets available for sale on the

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 Website and does not represent the totality of tickets available for the
Event;

(b) the Defendant will not suggest that Website traffic or demand for tickets
is affecting Website performance unless this is actually the case at the
time the message is displayed;

(c) the Defendant will not suggest to Consumers that tickets that have
been previously purchased are being sold in real time while the
Consumer is using the Website;

(d) the Defendant will not display any Website loading bar or slow down
navigation of the Website, unless this is caused by technological
constraints on the Website server’s ability to load the page due to
volume of traffic; and

(e) the Defendant will not display any Ticket Selection and Purchasing
Messages on the pages where the Consumer enters their delivery
details, their payment details and/or reviews all the details of the
ticket(s) selected and confirms their purchase, save for a timer setting
out the time the Consumer has to complete the transaction, together
with a message accurately describing the meaning of the timer and the
continuing risk the Consumer may have of not securing the ticket.

Statements About the Buying and Selling of Tickets

23. The Defendant will remove and not replace any statements on its Website
that say, imply, or could be taken to imply, that the Defendant does not:

(a) buy tickets;

(b) sell tickets; or

(c) set ticket prices.

For the avoidance of doubt, this includes but is not limited to, statements
made in Website banners, the Defendant’s terms and conditions and Media
FAQs contained on the Website.

24. Nothing in paragraph 23 precludes the Defendant from stating that:

(a) it is a “secondary ticketing platform” or any similar wording; or

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 (b) Sellers set ticket prices, which may be above or below face value, or
any similar wording.

Measures to Remedy the Non-Disclosure of Required Information

25. If the Defendant receives a complaint or other communication from a

Consumer raising concerns about a ticket that:

(a) was purchased on the Website from a Seller who should have been
classed as a Trader at the time the ticket was purchased; and

(b) Required Information about the Seller was not disclosed to the
Consumer (including for the avoidance of doubt in a Durable Medium
post purchase) or was incorrect,

the Defendant will Clearly and Prominently notify the Required Information
about the Trader to such Consumer in a Durable Medium at the same time
that it responds to that Consumer’s complaint or concern.

26. If the Defendant is Notified that a Restriction on Use applies to tickets for an
Event and this would include a ticket which has been purchased on the
Website for the Event where;

(a) the Seller listed the ticket for sale on the Website after the date by
which the changes required by this Order must be implemented;

(b) the Defendant was or should have been Aware of the Restriction on
Use in question prior to the time of purchase by the Consumer;

(c) the Restriction on Use was not disclosed to the Consumer prior to their
purchase; and

(d) the Event has not yet taken place,

the Defendant will Clearly and Prominently notify the purchasing Consumer in
a Durable Medium about the restriction within two (2) working days, and
Clearly and Prominently inform that Consumer of the Defendant’s Guarantee
and how they may make a claim under the Defendant’s Guarantee if
applicable.

Addressing previous breaches of the Defendant’s Guarantee

27. The Defendant will:

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 (a) identify all claims submitted by Consumers to the Defendant under the
Defendant’s Guarantee, on the basis that the Consumers were denied
entry to an Event or had specific evidence from the Event Organiser
that their tickets were invalid between 1 January 2016 and the date of
this Order; and

(b) reassess any claims which did not result in the Consumers identified in
paragraph 27(a) receiving compensation against the terms of the
Defendant’s Guarantee, as it was at the time of the Consumer’s claim.

28. The Defendant will produce a report detailing all those cases where it is
satisfied that there was sufficient evidence to refuse a Consumer’s claim in
accordance with the terms of the Defendant’s Guarantee as it was presented
to Consumers as at the time of their claim under the Defendant’s Guarantee.

29. In all other cases the Defendant will make payments to the Consumers in
accordance with the terms of the Defendant’s Guarantee and within fourteen
(14) days of the report produced in accordance with paragraph 28.

30. The Defendant will, at its own expense, appoint a Monitoring Trustee to
review the methodology employed in relation to paragraph 27(b) and the
report produced in accordance with paragraph 28.

31. If the Monitoring Trustee decides that the methodology employed in relation to
paragraph 27(b) was deficient, then the Defendant will repeat the exercise in
accordance with the Monitoring Trustee’s instructions.

32. If the Monitoring Trustee decides that a Consumer identified under paragraph
28 should have received compensation on the basis of what a Consumer
could reasonably have expected at the time of the transaction – informed by
the way that the Guarantee was presented to Consumers at that time and
paragraph 19 of this Section, the Defendant will make the necessary payment
within fourteen (14) days.

Compliance Policies

33. The Defendant will introduce internal company policies and put in place
training, monitoring and auditing procedures to ensure that this Order is
complied with.

34. The Defendant will apply appropriate disciplinary measures, up to and

including suspending a Seller from listing tickets on the Website for such
period as the Defendant considers appropriate, if:
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 (a) the Seller is found by the Defendant to have repeatedly listed tickets on
the Website with incorrect or incomplete Required Information; or

(b) the Defendant is provided with a written statement from an

Enforcement Authority notifying the Defendant that the Seller has
repeatedly failed to disclose Required Information (including without
limitation that they are a trader for the purposes of consumer protection
law), on the Website.

Recording and Reviewing Compliance with this Order

35. The Defendant will comply with the requirements of Section B3 of this Order.

Supplemental

36. Nothing in this Order:

(a) limits or restricts Consumers’ existing statutory or contractual rights (or

the Defendant’s obligations in respect of these rights) in any way;

(b) constitutes approval or certification of the Website as complying with

consumer protection laws; or

(c) precludes the Defendant from making further changes to the Website:

(i) if required by law;

(ii) to provide a higher standard of consumer protection; or

(iii) subject to (i). above provided that such changes are

consistent with the terms of this Order,

and the Defendant will not make any statement or claim, either publicly or to
any Person, which says, implies or could be taken to imply the opposite.

Section B1 - Disclosure of Information on the Website

1. From the time the Event Page is live, the existence and details of any Event
Wide Restrictions of which the Defendant is Aware will be Clearly and
Prominently displayed on at least the Event Page and the final check-out

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 page (or equivalent) where the Consumer clicks to confirm the purchase of
the ticket on the Website. This requirement may be satisfied by displaying the
Event Wide Restrictions in a pop-up display provided that the pop-up display:

(a) is presented in an appropriate font, size, colour and position to enable

the Consumer to easily identify, read and understand the information;
and

(b) requires that the Consumer confirm they have read the information
before they are able to proceed.

2. Where applicable, the following information of which the Defendant is Aware

will be Clearly and Prominently displayed on each ticket listing on an Event
Page (either in writing or indicated through a suitable label or icon):

(a) the block/area and row (where applicable) for that ticket;

(b) whether there is a Restriction on Use which applies to that ticket (with
the exception of an Event Wide Restriction displayed in accordance
with paragraph 1 of this Section);

(c) whether the Seller of the ticket is a Trader;

(d) whether the Seller of the ticket is Connected; and

(e) the Face Value of the ticket,

provided that the information listed in b., c. and d. above need not be
displayed on ticket listings on an Event Page on ‘mobile’ and ‘App’ based
formats, due to limitations of space.

3. If the Defendant is Aware that Required Information is applicable to a ticket,

all such Required Information (other than an Event Wide Restriction displayed
in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Section and the Trader’s postal
address) will be Clearly and Prominently displayed on at least the following
pages of each ticket listing on the Website:

(a) the first individual ticket listing page (or equivalent) which shows the
details of any specific ticket listing(s) selected by the Consumer; and

(b) the final check-out page (or equivalent) where the Consumer clicks to
confirm the purchase of the ticket on the Website.

4. A Trader’s postal address (as provided by the Trader) will be displayed on the
final checkout page where the Consumer clicks to confirm the purchase of the

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 ticket on the Website, but may be displayed by clicking on a link or pop-up
display (which will be Prominently displayed) to reveal the Trader’s address
(as provided by the Trader).

5. Wherever a Restriction on Resale is displayed on the Website, a message

stating:

(a) that the ticket may be invalid for entry to the Event; and

(b) whether the Defendant’s Guarantee will cover such a situation,

will also be Clearly and Prominently displayed (where applicable on the same
pop-up as the Restriction on Resale itself is displayed). The Defendant is not
required to display this message if the Restriction on Resale does not purport
to prevent resale on the Website (for example if an Event Organiser has
approved the resale of tickets for an Event through the Website). For the
avoidance of doubt, this does not affect the requirement to display the details
of the Restriction on Resale itself in accordance with this Section.

Section B2 Mandatory Facility

General

1. Fields in the Mandatory Facility must require the Seller to actively make a
selection or enter the information specified.

Trader Information

2. Prior to listing a ticket for sale on the Website, a Seller will be required to have
confirmed:

(a) whether or not they are a Trader and if so, their identity (which may for
the avoidance of doubt be a trading name) and postal address; and

(b) whether or not they are Connected in relation to the Event for which
they are listing tickets and, if so, how they are Connected.

3. Sellers will be able, but not required, to provide a VAT number and/or other
company details such as a company registration number.

4. So long as the information required by paragraph 2 of this Section is linked to

each relevant ticket listed for sale on the Website by a Seller, the Seller need

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 only provide the information once (for the avoidance of doubt the information
must still be displayed in relation to each of those tickets).

5. An explanation about when a Seller is likely to be acting as a Trader will be

Clearly and Prominently displayed to Sellers at the point at which the Seller is
asked to confirm whether they are a Trader (provided that such explanation
may be displayed in a pop-up or equivalent manner). Subject to any contrary
ruling by a UK court of record specifically on when a person who lists or
purports to list tickets for resale should be categorised as a trader, this
explanation will include the following indicators of when a Seller is likely to be
acting for the purposes of their trade, business, craft or profession:

(a) the Seller regularly sells tickets with the intention of making a profit (the
sales do not have to be on www.viagogo.co.uk);

(b) the Seller sells tickets through a registered company, is a sole trader,
has a VAT number or pays people to sell tickets on their behalf; or

(c) the Seller is paid to sell tickets.

6. An explanation of section 90(6) of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (as in force
at the time) will be Clearly and Prominently displayed to Sellers at the point at
which the Seller is asked to confirm whether they are Connected (save that
for ‘mobile’ and ‘App’ based formats the explanation may be displayed in a
pop-up or equivalent manner).

Restrictions on Use

7. Prior to listing a ticket for sale on the Website, a Seller will be required to
confirm whether the ticket is subject to any Restrictions on Use and, if so, be
required to specify the Restrictions on Use applicable to the ticket either by:

(a) selecting the applicable restriction(s) from a list of common Restrictions

on Use which may apply to tickets; or

(b) if the ticket is subject to a Restriction on Use which is not included in

that list, submitting the applicable restriction(s) to the Defendant for
disclosure, for example through a free text field or other contact method
such as email.

8. The information required in paragraph 7 of this Section can be provided for

multiple tickets at once so long as the same Restrictions on Use apply to all

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 the tickets (for the avoidance of doubt the information must still be displayed
in relation to each of those tickets).

9. The list of common Restrictions on Use referred to in paragraph 7.a. of this

Section will include but not be limited to the following1:

(a) A restriction or purported restriction on re-selling the ticket. For the

avoidance of doubt, any restriction or purported restriction will only
need to be listed in general terms (and not constitute a verbatim
publication of the exact wording of the restriction or purported
restriction);

(b) the requirement to hold documentation to show that they are the
original purchaser (for example ID or a booking confirmation);

(c) the requirement to meet or attend the Event with the Seller or any
Person determined by the Seller;

(d) the requirement that a ticket holder be of a certain age;

(e) the requirement that a ticket holder below a certain age be

accompanied by someone of a certain age; or

(f) the requirement that a ticket holder possess specific characteristics to

be able to use the ticket, and if so, what those characteristics are (such
as student, disabled, membership). For the avoidance of doubt these
may be presented as separate restrictions to be selected by the Seller.

10. So that it is clear to the Seller the types of restrictions they should be
disclosing, sufficient explanation of what constitutes Restrictions on Use must
be Clearly and Prominently provided to the Seller at the point at which the
Seller is asked to confirm whether any Restrictions on Use apply (save that
for ‘mobile’ and ‘App’ based formats such explanation may be displayed in a
pop-up or equivalent manner). This explanation may take the form of either:

(a) appropriate guidance prepared by the Defendant; or

(b) the list of common Restrictions on Use described in paragraph 9 of this

Section.

1 Save that the Defendant will not be required to include a restriction in the list of common Restrictions on Use if the Defendant
prohibits the listing of tickets for Events which are subject to such a restriction or prohibits the use of such a restriction by
Sellers, and the Defendant’s operational processes prevent any ticket to which such a restriction applies from being listed on
the Website.

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Seating and Related Details

11. Prior to listing a ticket for sale on the Website, a Seller will be required to
confirm whether the ticket is a standing or seated ticket and, where applicable
to the ticket:

(a) the block/area that has been specified for the ticket; or that no
block/area has been specified for the ticket; and

(b) if the ticket is seated:

(i) the row that has been specified for the ticket; and

(ii) the seat that has been specified for the ticket.

12. The information required in paragraph 11 of this Section can be provided for
multiple tickets at once to the extent that the same information applies to all
the tickets (for the avoidance of doubt the information must still be displayed
in relation to each of those tickets, as set out in this Order).

13. A Seller will only be able to enter alpha-numeric values for the seat details
unless the Defendant determines that seat details in another format have
been issued for that Event.

14. A Seller will not be able to list a seated ticket without providing row and seat
details. If the Defendant determines that seated tickets for an Event have
been sold by an Official Seller without a specified row and/or seat (and the
Defendant has not been Notified that this information has been provided) the
Defendant may dispense with this requirement for that Event.

15. A Seller will not be able to list a ticket with a block/area, row and seat that is
the same:

(a) as any other ticket that has been listed by that Seller on the Website for
that Event unless the ticket has previously been returned to the
Defendant; or

(b) as any other ticket currently listed by another Seller on the Website for
that Event unless the Defendant has determined, based on evidence
from a ticket or booking confirmation issued by an Official Seller, that
the details provided for the ticket are correct. If the Defendant

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 determines that the details for the ticket are correct, all other tickets
listed with the same block/area, row and seat for that Event by other
Sellers must be immediately removed from the Website.

Face Value

16. Prior to listing a ticket for sale on the Website, a Seller will be required to
confirm the Face Value of the ticket.

17. The information required in paragraph 16 of this Section can be provided for
multiple tickets at once to the extent that the same information applies to all
tickets (for the avoidance of doubt the information must still be displayed in
relation to each of those tickets).

18. A Seller must only be able to enter monetary values for the Face Value of the
ticket, and must not be able to enter a range of values or give a null value
entry (for example £0.00) for the Face Value of the ticket.

Speculative Selling

19. Prior to listing a ticket for sale on the Website, a Seller will be required to
confirm that they have purchased or been issued the ticket or have a right to
purchase or be issued the ticket.

20. The information required in paragraph 19 of this Section can be provided for
multiple tickets at once to the extent that the same information applies to all
tickets.

Section B3 - Recording and Reviewing Compliance

1. The Defendant must create and maintain sufficient records to allow it to

demonstrate that it has complied with this Order. This will include but not be
limited to maintaining a record of:

(a) all tickets listed for sale on the Website (such records must, as a
minimum, record the Required Information as it applies to each ticket);

(b) all updates made to the Website in accordance with paragraph 13 of

Section A;

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 (c) all communications with Consumers in relation to matters arising from
or related to this Order;

(d) the reasons for any refusal to provide the compensation or other
remedy sought by a Consumer;

(e) all notifications or other communications with an Event Organiser or

Enforcement Authority in relation to matters arising from or related to
this Order and the action taken by the Defendant in response;

(f) each Seller who is subject to disciplinary action in accordance with

paragraph 34 of Section A; and

(g) all determinations made by the Defendant in relation to each of

paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and 11 of Section A and paragraphs 13, 14, and
15 of Section B2 and the reasons for each of the Defendant’s
determinations.

2. All records created in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Section must be

kept by the Defendant for at least two (2) years.

3. The Defendant must, at its own expense, appoint a Reviewer to carry out:

(a) the Initial Compliance Review; and

(b) the Annual Compliance Reviews.

4. The Initial Compliance Review and Annual Compliance Review should be

carried out in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) Each review should enable the Reviewer to determine whether:

(i) for the Initial Compliance Review, the Defendant has made
the changes required to comply with this Order;

(ii) for the Annual Compliance Review, the Defendant has

complied with this Order and has followed any
recommendations made in the Initial Compliance Review or a
previous Annual Compliance Review; and

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 (iii) the Defendant’s relevant staff have been appropriately trained
to ensure compliance with this Order.

(b) The Defendant must ensure that the Reviewer has access to all
relevant sources of information which they require to carry out the
review, including but not limited to:

(i) records of all Events and tickets listed on the Website in the
preceding two (2) years from the date of each review or any
subset of these records (such records to include all
information submitted by the Seller about the tickets or added
to the relevant ticket listing by the Defendant);

(ii) records of all Sellers who have listed tickets on the Website in
the preceding two (2) years from the date of each review
(such records to include all information provided by the Seller
and the values and volumes of tickets listed and sold by the
Seller);

(iii) representative examples of the Website’s Seller registration

process, ticket listing process and ticket purchase process;

(iv) the policies and procedures referred to in paragraph 33 of

Section A; and

(v) all other records referred to in paragraph 1 of this Section.

Notwithstanding paragraphs 4(b)(i) and 4(b)(ii), prior to the second Annual

Compliance Review, the Reviewer must have access to such records dating
from the date of entry into force of this Order.

5. Upon completion of each review, the reviewer must provide a Compliance

Report to the Defendant.

6. Each Compliance Report must state:

(a) For the Initial Compliance Review:

(i) the information inspected by the Reviewer;

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 (ii) whether the Defendant has made the changes required to
comply with this Order;

(iii) if further changes are still required to comply with this Order,
the reasons for this and the steps which the Reviewer
recommends should be taken to remedy this; and

(iv) whether the Defendant’s relevant staff have been

appropriately trained to ensure compliance with this Order.

(b) For the Annual Compliance Review:

(i) the information inspected by the Reviewer;

(ii) whether the Defendant has complied with this Order;

(iii) whether any recommendations made in the Initial Compliance

Review or a previous Annual Compliance Review have been
followed;

(iv) if the review finds that the Defendant has failed to comply with
any requirement of this Order or any previous
recommendation, why this has occurred;

(v) the recommendations required to remedy any breaches of this

Order; and

(vi) whether the Defendant’s relevant staff have been

appropriately trained to ensure compliance with this Order.

7. Within one (1) month of receiving a Compliance Report, the Defendant must
implement all changes recommended in the Compliance Report or if the
changes cannot be implemented within one (1) month, explain to the
Reviewer and the Claimant why this is the case.

8. The Reviewer must update the Compliance Report to reflect the changes
made by the Defendant or to specify when the changes must be made by,
and send the report to the Claimant for approval, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld.

9. The Defendant must provide the Claimant with any further information the
Claimant requires to satisfy itself that the Defendant has complied with the
requirements of this Order, including but not limited to:

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 (a) analysis of Sellers, broken down by Seller category (including but not
limited to Traders, Associates and any commercial partnerships in
force). Such analysis should include:

(i) the number of active Sellers in each category;

(ii) listings volumes, listings values, sales volumes and sales

values by category and/or histograms mapping the distribution
of such variables by Seller volumes; and

(iii) analysis of the criteria by which each Seller classified as a

Trader or Associate in the period as a result of Regular
Checks was classified as such;

(b) analysis of the proportion of Events, listings, tickets, sales volumes

and/or sales values for which the required information was disclosed,
by Seller or Seller category;

(c) details (and supporting documentation) of the Seller registration

process, ticket listing process and ticket purchase process on the
Website, including details of relevant changes to such processes where
these changes are relevant to this Order, the rationale for such
changes and any available analysis of their effect;

(d) details of any policies and procedures established to ensure

compliance with this Order or with each Compliance Report;

(e) details of any amendments to agreements with buyers or Sellers for the
purposes of complying with this Order or for each Compliance Report;

(f) details of all complaints received by the Defendant; and

(g) all other records which the Defendant is required by this Order to keep.

Section C Definitions

1. Defined terms in this Order have the following meanings. Where applicable,
the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

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2. Annual Compliance Review means a review to be undertaken in
accordance with this Order completed by 1 October each year for a period of
five (5) years from date of this Order to determine whether the Defendant has
complied with the Order and followed any recommendations made in the
Initial Compliance Review or a previous Annual Compliance Review.

3. Associate means any Person who:

(a) uses the same postal address or contact details as the Seller;

(b) uses the same banking or payment details as the Seller; or

(c) the Defendant has been notified in writing by an Enforcement Authority,

that the Enforcement Authority has reasonable grounds to believe, is,
or is likely to be, co-operating with, assisting or being assisted by the
Seller with the listing of tickets for sale on the Website.

4. Aware means Required Information:

(a) which a Seller has provided to the Defendant;

(b) which was identified by Pre-Setup Checks;

(c) about which the Defendant has been Notified;

(d) which was identified by Regular Checks; or

(e) which is applicable to the sale of tickets for the Event on the Primary
Market and has been provided to the Defendant because the
Defendant:

(i) is an Official Seller for the Event;

(ii) has entered into an official partnership for the Event; or

(iii) is otherwise a Seller.

5. Clearly means information must be displayed in plain English and, so far as

the Defendant can determine from the information of which it is Aware, be:

(a) complete;

(b) correct; and

(c) not misleading.

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6. Complaint and Claim Handling Process means a complaint and claim
handling process that is effective and consistent with the Relevant Consumer
Protection Legislation and ISO 10002:2014 Customer satisfaction –
Guidelines for complaints handling in organisations.

7. Compliance Report means a report prepared by the Reviewer in accordance

with Section B3 and provided to the Claimant in order to determine whether
the Defendant has complied with the Order.

8. Connected means that the Seller is a person that falls within section 90(6) of
the Consumer Rights Act 2015 in relation to a ticket.

9. Consumer means a natural person acting for purposes not related to his or
her business or professional activities and, for the avoidance of doubt, not an
Event Organiser.

10. Defendant’s Guarantee means any guarantee, offer, promise or other

commitment made by the Defendant in respect of a ticket purchased on the
Website.

11. Durable Medium has the same meaning as in Regulation 5 of the Consumer
Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations
2013.

12. Enforcement Authority means any trading standards body or other

government body (including the Claimant) responsible for enforcing any UK or
European Union law in respect of a consumer law matter affecting UK
consumers.

13. Event means a specific performance, sporting fixture or equivalent scheduled

for a specific venue on a specific date and time.

14. Event Organiser has the same meaning as “Organiser” in section 95(1) of
the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

15. Event Page means any page on the Website which displays multiple ticket
listings for an Event.

16. Event Wide Restriction means a Restriction on Use that applies or appears
to apply to all tickets for an Event.

17. Face Value means the amount stated on the ticket as its price.

18. Initial Compliance Review means a review completed within three (3)
months of the date the changes required by the Order are to be implemented

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 by to determine whether the Defendant has made the changes required in the
Order to comply with the Order.

19. Mandatory Facility means a facility that requires a Seller to disclose

information before they can list a ticket for sale on the Website. A Seller must
use the facility to either: (a) disclose the Required Information; or (b) confirm
that the Required Information is not applicable. For the avoidance of doubt,
this applies whenever a ticket is listed, irrespective of whether the Seller uses
the Website or other software applications or tools to do so.

20. Misleading means information that:

(a) is false;

(b) is unsubstantiated by data or information held by the Defendant;

(c) is based on assumptions, limitations or qualifications that are not

disclosed in the text of the message and which contradict or change
the meaning of the message (for the avoidance of doubt, this does not
prevent the Defendant from providing further explanation via hover-text
on the same page, as long as the hover-text does not contradict or
change the meaning of the message it relates to); and

(d) is pre-set or pre-programed information (including within a pop-up or

animation) which is presented as representing the real time situation on
the Website when it does not.

21. Monitoring Trustee means a suitably qualified, independent professional,

(including a professional from an audit, accounting or consulting firm, or an
arbitrator, an appraiser or a legal professional) who is:

(a) approved in writing by the Claimant, such approval not to be

unreasonably withheld;

(b) not employed by, or an officer of, the Defendant (although may have
been or continue to be engaged by the Defendant); and

(c) appointed by the Defendant to set up and perform the consumer

redress in relation to alleged breaches of the Defendant’s Guarantee,
as set out in paragraphs 27 to 32 of Section A above.

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22. Notified means:

(a) if tickets for the Event have not yet gone on sale to the general public
on the Primary Market, that the Defendant is provided by the Event
Organiser with one of the following:

(i) A written, correct, complete and not misleading statement:

1. confirming that a Restriction on Use will apply to all

tickets for the Event, to an identifiable category of tickets
for the Event (for example general admission), or to a
specific identifiable ticket for the Event;

2. confirming (with an appropriate copy of, or link to, the

relevant terms and conditions) the terms of that
Restriction on Use; and

3. confirming that the Restriction on Use will be publicised

by all Official Sellers from the date on which tickets for
the Event first go on sale;

(ii) A written, correct, complete and not misleading statement

confirming that the block/area, row and seat details (as
applicable) will be issued for all tickets or for all tickets within
an identifiable category of ticket for an Event from the date on
which tickets for the Event first go on sale; or

(iii) A written, correct, complete and not misleading statement

confirming that tickets are being listed on the Website for an
Event that does not exist or that tickets for the Event have not
yet been officially made available.

(b) if tickets for the Event have gone on sale to the general public on the
Primary Market, that the Defendant is provided by the Event Organiser
with one of the following:

(i) A written, correct, complete and not misleading statement:

1. confirming that a Restriction on Use applies to all tickets

for the Event, to an identifiable category of tickets for the
Event (for example general admission), or a specific
identifiable ticket for the Event;

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 2. confirming (with an appropriate copy of, or link to, the
relevant terms and conditions) the terms of that
Restriction on Use;

3. confirming that the Restriction on Use was publicised by

all Official Sellers from the date on which tickets for the
Event first went on sale; and

4. accompanied by a copy of, or a link to an Official Seller’s

website which discloses that the Restriction on Use
applies to the Event, ticket or category of ticket;

(ii) A written, correct, complete and not misleading statement

confirming that block/area, row and seat details (as
applicable) have been issued for all tickets or for all tickets
within an identifiable category of ticket for an Event; or

(iii) A written, correct, complete and not misleading statement,

supported by appropriate evidence, confirming that incorrect
block/area, row or seat details for an Event are being
disclosed on the Website (for example that seat numbers
have been provided which do not exist).

(c) at any time, that the Defendant is provided with:

(i) A written statement from an Enforcement Authority confirming

that the Enforcement Authority has determined, based on
evidence that would at least meet the information
requirements set out at paragraphs 22 (a) and 22 (b) of this
Section, that Required Information about an Event or ticket on
the Website is missing or incorrect;

(ii) A written statement from an Enforcement Authority confirming

that the Enforcement Authority has reasonable grounds to
believe that Required Information about a Seller on the
Website is missing or incorrect (where applicable, such a
notification will not amount to a waiver of the Defendant’s
obligations under this Order and is without prejudice to the
ability of the Claimant or any trading standards body to
enforce a breach of this Order); or

(iii) A written statement from an Enforcement Authority confirming

that the Enforcement Authority has determined, based on
evidence that would at least meet the information

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 requirements set out at sub-paragraph 22 (a) iii of this Section
that an Event does not exist or that tickets for the Event have
not been officially made available.

23. Official Seller means a Person who is authorised by the Event Organiser to
sell at least one ticket for that Event on the Primary Market (for the avoidance
of doubt, this may include the Event Organiser themselves if they are selling
tickets for the Event). Where the venue for that Event is allocated tickets for
sale, the venue and/or any Person authorised by the venue to sell at least one
ticket for that Event will also be an Official Seller.

24. Person includes a body of persons corporate or unincorporated.

25. Pre-Setup Checks means reviewing the Event home page and the first page
of the purchase process on the website of at least one Official Seller for
information which is clearly visible about:

(a) any Event Wide Restrictions that apply to tickets for that Event; and

(b) whether tickets for the Event have been made officially available,
including the release of tickets to specified groups before the tickets go
on general sale to the public.

26. Primary Market means the sale of tickets for an Event by Official Sellers.

27. Prominently means the information must be displayed so that it:

(a) is clearly visible in each location as required by this Order;

(b) is presented in an appropriate font, size, colour and position to enable

the Consumer to easily identify, read and understand the information;
and

(c) except as permitted by this Order, does not require the user to take any
action to access the information.

28. Regular Checks means checks carried out at least monthly against the
information held by the Defendant, without the need for regular human
intervention.

29. Required Information means the following information:

(a) if the Seller of the ticket is a Trader, the identity of that Seller (which
may for the avoidance of doubt be a trading name), their postal

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 address and a clear indicator that a Seller is acting as a business (for
example, by labelling Required Information about the Seller as “Trader
Information” or stating that the Seller is “Registered as a Business
Seller”);

(b) if the Seller of the ticket is Connected, the details of that Seller’s
connection(s);

(c) if the ticket is for a specific block/area, row and/or seat, the details of
the block/area, row and seat (as applicable) for that ticket;

(d) if the ticket is subject to a Restriction on Use, a description of that

restriction; and

(e) the Face Value of the ticket.

30. Relevant Consumer Protection Legislation means:

(a) the Consumer Rights Act 2015;

(b) the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008;

(c) the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional

Charges) Regulations 2013; and

(d) the E-Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002.

31. Restriction on Resale means any restriction or requirement that:

(a) prohibits or purports to prohibit the resale of a ticket; or

(b) restricts or purports to restrict the use of the ticket to the original
purchaser,

provided that such a Restriction on Use has not been adjudicated as unlawful
by a UK court of record.

32. Restriction on Use means a Restriction on Resale or any other restriction or

requirement (other than the requirement to produce a valid ticket) on the

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 ability of a Consumer to use a ticket, provided that such a Restriction on Use
has not been adjudicated as unlawful by a UK court of record.

33. Reviewer means an individual who is:

(a) approved in writing by the Claimant, such approval not to be

unreasonably withheld;

(b) not employed by, or an officer of, the Defendant (but may have been or
continue to be engaged by the Defendant);

(c) appointed by the Defendant to carry out the Annual Compliance

Review and Initial Compliance Review;

(d) independent; and

(e) suitably qualified to carry out the Initial Compliance Review and the
Annual Compliance Review (including a professional from an audit,
accounting or consulting firm, or an arbitrator, an appraiser or a legal
professional).

34. Secondary Ticketing Facility has the meaning given to it in section 95(1) of
the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

35. Seller means any Person who lists or purports to list at least one ticket for
resale on the Website. For the avoidance of doubt, this will, where applicable,
include the Defendant, and any Person employed or engaged by the
Defendant to sell tickets on its behalf.

36. Ticket Selection and Purchasing Message means any message provided
by the Defendant to Consumers on the Website that provides information
about the supply, demand, availability, price or value of tickets.

37. Trader means a Seller that falls within the definition of a “trader” for the
purposes of the Relevant Consumer Protection Legislation. This generally
means a person acting for the purposes of their trade, business, craft or
profession. For the purposes of this Order, a Seller will be presumed to be a
Trader if the Seller or any Associate of that Seller, either alone or together,
satisfies one or more of the Trader Criteria.

38. Trader Criteria means the following criteria (subject to any contrary ruling by
a UK court of record specifically on when a person who lists or purports to list
tickets for resale should be categorised as a trader):

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 (a) The Seller has confirmed to the Defendant that it is a business seller or
trader when registering.

(b) The Seller has confirmed to the Defendant that it is a registered

company and/or has a VAT registration number.

(c) The Defendant is Aware the Seller is an Event Organiser.

(d) The Seller has sold more than 100 tickets through the Website in any
12 month period.

39. UK means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

40. Website means www.viagogo.co.uk and any other internet based site,
platform or facility (in any form, including but not limited to ‘mobile’ and ‘App’
based formats) operated by the Defendant as a Secondary Ticketing Facility
and which is directed to UK consumers. For the avoidance of doubt, and
without prejudice to the Defendant’s wider obligations under consumer
protection law, any listings or other activity which is clearly in respect of the
primary market via the Website will not be subject to this Order.

Service of the order

This order shall be served by the Claimant on the Defendant.

The Court has provided a sealed copy of this order to the serving party, the
Competition and Markets Authority at Victoria House, 37 Southampton Row, London
WC1B 4AD

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 SCHEDULE 1

In order to found the jurisdiction of the court to make an order under section 217 of the
Enterprise Act 2002 ("EA02"), viagogo AG accepts for the purpose of this claim only:

(1) that it has engaged in certain conduct set out in the Endorsement to the
claim form so that the Court has the power under section 217 EA02 to make
the agreed form of order; and

(2) that in so far as the agreed order contains Enhanced Consumer Measures
within the meaning of section 219A EA02, those measures are just, reasonable
and proportionate for the purposes of section 219B.

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