The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is set to face a legal challenge from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) after it rejected the consumer group's 'super-complaint' over the supply of beer in pubs.

In October, the OFT said that no action would be taken against pub companies that currently use beer-tie arrangement to supply pubs with beer, despite fears that the business model leads to higher beer prices and less choice for consumers. CAMRA is now calling on consumers to help support its bid to overturn the ruling at the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT), which it hopes may lead to "government intervention or a referral to the Competition Commission for a full investigation".

Mike Benner, CAMRA chief executive, said: "CAMRA has taken the decision to appeal due to the inability of the OFT to deal with the problems affecting the UK pub sector. "CAMRA's super-complaint to the OFT was based on securing a fair deal for the pub-goer, and building a sustainable future for Britain's pubs. However, we believe the OFT did not take reasonable steps to understand the pub sector, and more generally why more than 50 pubs are closing per week across the UK."