PCA Arbitration Data - Quarterly Release July - September 2022
Updated 9 November 2022
Applies to England and Wales
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1. Accepted Arbitration Referrals
Cases accepted in the three-month period between 1 July 2022 and 30 September 2022.
Accepted Referrals by Pub-owning Business and Dispute Type
This table shows the comparison to accepted cases in the previous three-month period (between 1 April 2022 and 30 June 2022) and the cumulative total for the year (beginning 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022).
| Pub-owning Business | Dispute Type | This Quarter 01/07/2022 to 30/09/2022 | Last Quarter 01/04/2021 to 30/06/2021 | Variance to Last Quarter | Year to Date 01/04/2022 to 30/09/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Total | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 | |
| Full Response Proposal | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 | |
| Marstons* | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Total | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Business Development Managers | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Rent Assessments | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Punch Pubs and Co | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Total | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Independent Assessor | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Star Pubs & Bars | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Total | Ìý | 2 | -2 | 2 | |
| Full Response Proposal | Ìý | 2 | -2 | 2 | |
| Stonegate (trading name of EI Group) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Business Development Managers | 1 | Ìý | 1 | 1 | |
| Full Response Proposal | 2 | 2 | Ìý | 4 | |
| Grand Total | 4 | 9 | -5 | 13 | Ìý |
| *Indicates more than one dispute type for a single case | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Accepted Referrals by Pub-owning Business for This Quarter 01/07/2022 to 30/09/2022 | Number |
|---|---|
| Stonegate | 75% |
| Greene King | 25% |
| Accepted Referrals by Dispute Type for This Quarter 01/07/2022 to 30/09/2022 | Number |
|---|---|
| Full Response Proposal | 75% |
| Business Development Managers | 25% |
2. Open Arbitration Cases
Cases open as of 30 September 2022.
Open Cases by Pub-owning Business and Dispute Type
This table shows the comparison to open cases at the end of the previous three-month period (open cases as of 30 June 2022).
| Pub-owning Business | Dispute Type | Open Cases on 30/09/2022 | Open Cases on 30/06/2022 | Variance to Last Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Total | 6 | 7 | -1 | |
| Full Response Proposal | 6 | 7 | -1 | |
| Marstons* | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Total | 1 | 1 | Ìý | |
| Business Development Managers | 1 | 1 | Ìý | |
| Rent Assessments | 1 | 1 | Ìý | |
| Punch Pubs and Co | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Total | 1 | 4 | -3 | |
| Full Response Proposal | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| Independent Assessor | Ìý | 2 | -2 | |
| Star Pubs & Bars* | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Total | 6 | 10 | -4 | |
| Full Response Proposal | 6 | 9 | -3 | |
| Independent Assessor | Ìý | 1 | -1 | |
| Subsequent Proposed Tenancy | Ìý | 1 | -1 | |
| Stonegate (trading name of EI Group) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Total | 5 | 6 | -1 | |
| Business Development Managers | 1 | Ìý | 1 | |
| Full Response Proposal | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
| Grand Total | 19 | 28 | -9 | Ìý |
| *Indicates more than one dispute type for a single case | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| One Star Pubs & Bars case closed in August. Incorrectly shown as closed in previous quarterly report (1 April–30 June 2022) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Open Cases by Pub-owning Business as of 30/09/2022 | Number |
|---|---|
| Star Pubs & Bars | 32% |
| Stonegate (trading name of Ei Group | 26% |
| Greene King | 32% |
| ²Ñ²¹°ù²õ³Ù´Ç²Ô’s | 5% |
| Punch Pubs and Co | 5% |
| Open Cases by Dispute Type as of 30/09/2022 | Number |
|---|---|
| Full Response Proposal | 85% |
| Business Development Managers | 10% |
| Rent Assessments | 5% |
3. Closed Arbitration Cases
Cases closed in the three-month period between 1 July 2022 and 30 September 2022
Closed Cases by Pub-owning Business, Outcome and Dispute Type
These tables show the comparison to closed cases in the previous three-month period (between 1 April 22 and 30 June 2022) and the cumulative total for the year (beginning 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022).
| Pub-owning Business | Outcome | Dispute Type | This Quarter 01/07/2022 to 30/09/2022 | Last Quarter 01/04/2022 to 30/06/2022 | Variance to Last Quarter | Year to Date 01/04/2022 to 30/09/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| All Outcomes | Ìý | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 | |
| Claim Withdrawn | Full Response Proposal | 2 | Ìý | 2 | 2 | |
| Lease Assigned/Forfeited/Surrendered/Expired | Full Response Proposal | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Other | Full Response Proposal | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – MRO Tenancy | Full Response Proposal | Ìý | 2 | -2 | 2 | |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – No Information Provided | Full Response Proposal | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| ²Ñ²¹°ù²õ³Ù´Ç²Ô’s | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| All Outcomes | Ìý | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – Varied Tied Tenancy | Full Response Proposal | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Punch Pubs and Co | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| All Outcomes | Ìý | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Claim Withdrawn | Independent Assessor | 1 | Ìý | 1 | 1 | |
| Final Award on Substantive Issues | Full Response Proposal | Ìý | 2 | -2 | 2 | |
| Final Award on Substantive Issues | Independent Assessor | 1 | Ìý | 1 | 1 | |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – MRO Tenancy | Full Response Proposal | 1 | Ìý | 1 | 1 | |
| Star Pubs & Bars* | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| All Outcomes | Ìý | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 | |
| Claim Withdrawn | Full Response Proposal | Ìý | 2 | -2 | 2 | |
| Claim Withdrawn | Independent Assessor | 1 | Ìý | 1 | 1 | |
| Claim Withdrawn | Rent Assessments | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – MRO Tenancy | Full Response Proposal | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – New Tied Tenancy | Full Response Proposal | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – No Information Provided | Full Response Proposal | 2 | 2 | Ìý | 4 | |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – No Information Provided | Subsequent Proposed Tenancy | 1 | Ìý | 1 | 1 | |
| Stonegate (trading name of Ei Group) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| All Outcomes | Ìý | 4 | 7 | -3 | 11 | |
| Claim Withdrawn | Full Response Proposal | 1 | Ìý | 1 | 1 | |
| Final Award on Substantive Issues | Full Response Proposal | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Final Award on Substantive Issues | Independent Assessor | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Final Award on Substantive Issues | Rent Assessments | Ìý | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| Lease Assigned/Forfeited/Surrendered/Expired | Full Response Proposal | 2 | Ìý | 2 | 2 | |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – MRO Tenancy | Full Response Proposal | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 | |
| All Closed Cases | *13** | 23 | -10 | 36 | Ìý | Ìý |
| *Indicates more than one dispute type for a single case | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| One Greene King case closed in June. Incorrectly shown as open in previous quarterly report (1 April–30 June 2022) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Closed Cases by Outcome for This Quarter 01/07/2022 to 30/09/2022 | Number |
|---|---|
| Claim Withdrawn | 5 |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) - MRO Tenancy | 3 |
| Lease Assigned or Forfeited or Surrendered or Expired | 2 |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) - No Information Provided | 2 |
| Final Award on Substantive Issues | 1 |
| Closed Cases by Duration (minus stay periods agreed by parties) for This Quarter 01/07/2022 to 30/09/2022 | Duration (minus stay periods agreed by parties) | Cases Closed This Quarter 01/07/2022 to 30/09/3022 | Cases Closed Year to Date 01/04/2022 to 30/09/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ìý | Less than 3 months | 6 | 12 |
| Ìý | 3-6 months | 4 | 12 |
| Ìý | 6-12 months | 1 | 4 |
| Ìý | 1 year + | 2 | 8 |
| Ìý | Grand Total | 13 | 36 |