To bring a collective competition action in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”), a proposed class representative first has to have their claim certified by the CAT.
The CAT’s approach to certification is therefore an...more
7/27/2023
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Apple ,
Canada ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Representatives ,
Collective Actions ,
Competition ,
Facebook ,
Rules of Civil Procedure ,
SCOTUS ,
Supreme Court of Canada ,
UK ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)
On 25 April 2023, the UK Government published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. In this Insight, we consider three key aspects of this draft legislation that are of particular relevance to the private...more
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has handed down a judgment determining several preliminary issues in the £17 billion collective action brought against Mastercard in relation to anti-competitive multilateral interchange fees,...more
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) judgment recently obtained by Royal Mail and BT has wide-ranging implications, not only for all competition follow-on damages claims but also many other forms of commercial damages claims....more
In a landmark ruling the Court of Appeal has given another chance to a £14 billion class action against MasterCard.
The first case of its kind, brought on behalf of 46 million UK consumers, stalled two years ago when the...more
4/25/2019
/ Appeals ,
Cartels ,
Collective Actions ,
Credit Cards ,
Damages ,
Debit Cards ,
Interchange Fees ,
MasterCard ,
UK ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ,
UK Consumer Rights Act