High Court throws out rival bidders legal challenge over Bulb sale

A legal challenge brought by British Gas, Eon and Scottish Power over the acquisition of Bulb’s customers by Octopus Energy has been thrown out by judges. In the ruling the High Court rejected the suppliers’ claim for a judicial review on the ground that they took too long to lodge their claim and added that even if they had acted earlier, the case would have still been rejected.

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