PCA Arbitration Data - Quarterly Release (January - March 2025)
Published 16 June 2025
Applies to England and Wales
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1. Accepted Arbitration Referrals
Cases accepted in the three-month period between 1 January to 31 March 2025.
Accepted Referrals by Pub-owning Business and Dispute Type
This table shows the comparison to accepted cases in the previous three-month period (between month period (between 1 October 2024 and 31 December 2024) and the cumulative total for the year (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025).
| Pub-owning Business | Dispute Type | This Quarter 01/01/2025 to 31/03/2025 | Last Quarter 01/10/2024 to 31/12/2024 | Variance to Last Quarter | Year to Date 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025 |
| Admiral Taverns | Full Response Proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Punch Pubs & Co | Full Response disagreement MRO event ocurred | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Star Pubs | Assigning the Tenancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Business Development Managers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Detriment on ground that TPT exercises, or attempts to exercise, Code rights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Flow Monitoring Devices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Full Response Proposal | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | |
| Insurance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| POB to Notify to PCA TPTs of Status under the Pubs Code | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Premises | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pubs Entry Training | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Schedule 1 Information | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Short Agreements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | |
| Stonegate Group | Full Response Proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Grand Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
*Indicates more than one dispute type for a single case
| Accepted Referrals by Pub-owning Business owning Business for This Quarter 01/01/2025 to 31/03/2025 | Number |
| Punch Pubs & Co | 100% |
| Accepted Referrals by Dispute Type for This Quarter 01/01/2025 to 31/03/2025 | |
| Full Response disagreement MRO event occurred | 100% |
2. Open Arbitration Referrals
Cases open as of 31 March 2025.
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 31 March 2025).
| Pub-owning Business | Dispute Type | This Quarter 01/01/2025 to 31/03/2025 | Last Quarter 01/10/2024 to 31/12/2024 | Variance to Last Quarter |
| Admiral Taverns | Full Response Proposal | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Punch Pubs & Co | Full Response disagreement MRO event ocurred | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Star Pubs | Assigning the Tenancy | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Business Development Managers | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| Detriment on ground that TPT exercises, or attempts to exercise, Code rights | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Flow Monitoring Devices | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Full Response Proposal | 2 | 3 | -1 | |
| Insurance | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| POB to Notify to PCA TPTs of Status under the Pubs Code | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Premises | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pubs Entry Training | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Schedule 1 Information | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Short Agreements | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 7 | -2 | |
| Stonegate Group | Full Response Proposal | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | -1 | |
| Grand Total | 5 | 7 | -2 |
*Indicates more than one dispute type for a single case
| Open Cases by Pub-owning Business as of 31/03/2025 | Number |
| Star Pubs & Bars | 60% |
| Admiral Taverns | 20% |
| Punch Pubs & Co | 20% |
| Open Cases by Dispute Type as of 31/03/2025 | |
| Full Response Proposal | 21% |
| Assigning the Tenancy | 7% |
| Business Development Managers | 7% |
| Detriment on ground TPT exercises, or attempts to exercise, Code rights | 7% |
| Flow Monitoring Devices | 7% |
| Full Response disagreement MRO event occurred | 7% |
| Insurance | 7% |
| POB to Notify to PCA TPTs of Status under the Pubs Code | 7% |
| Premises | 7% |
| Pubs Entry Training | 7% |
| Schedule 1 Information | 7% |
| Short Agreements | 7% |
3. Closed Arbitration Cases
Cases closed in the three-month period between 1 January 2025 and 31 March 2025.
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 October 2024 and 31 December 2024) and the cumulative total for the year (beginning 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025).
| Pub-owning Business | Outcome | Dispute Type | This Quarter 01/01/2025 to 31/03/2025 | Last Quarter 01/10/2024 to 31/12/2024 | Variance to Last Quarter | Year to Date 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025 |
| Greene King | Parties Agreed (MRO) – MRO Tenancy | Full Response Proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – New Tied Tenancy | Full Response Proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All Outcomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Marston’s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Star Pubs | Parties Agreed (MRO) – MRO Tenancy | Business Development Managers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Full Response Proposal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| All Outcomes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Stonegate Group | Claim Withdrawn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Final Award on Substantive Issues | Full Response Proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Other | Business Development Managers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Premises | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Sustainable Business Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – MRO Tenancy | Full Response Proposal | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – Other | Full Response Proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All Outcomes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| All Closed Cases | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
*Indicates more than one dispute type for a single case
| Closed Cases by Outcome for This Quarter 01/01/2025 to 31/03/2025 | Number |
| Parties Agreed (MRO) – MRO Tenancy | 2 |
| Claim Withdrawn | 1 |
| Closed Cases by Duration from arbitrator appointment to termination of proceedings (including stay periods agreed by parties) for this Quarter 01/01/2025 to 31/03/2025 | Duration (including stay periods agreed by parties) |
| 6-12 months | 100% |
| Duration (including stay periods agreed by parties) | This Quarter | Year to Date |
| Less than 3 months | 0 | 1 |
| 3-6 months | 0 | 3 |
| 6-12 months | 3 | 5 |
| 1 year + | 0 | 3 |
| Grand Total | 3 | 12 |
This Quarter 01/01/2025 to 31/03/2025
Year to Date 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025
| Closed Cases by Duration from arbitrator appointment to termination of proceedings (minus stay periods agreed by parties) for this Quarter 01/01/2025 to 31/03/2025 | Duration (minus stay periods agreed by parties) |
| 6-12 months | 100% |
| Duration (minus stay periods agreed by parties) | This Quarter | Year to Date |
| Less than 3 months | 0 | 4 |
| 3-6 months | 0 | 3 |
| 6-12 months | 3 | 3 |
| 1 year + | 0 | 2 |
| Grand Total | 3 | 12 |
This Quarter 01/10/2024 to 31/12/2024
Year to Date 01/04/2024 to 31/12/2024