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UK Competition Appeal Tribunal Allows Apple Battery Lawsuit to Proceed
Legal // November 01, 2023

Apple Inc. has been dealt a blow in a class action lawsuit in London, as the Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled Wednesday (Nov. 1) that the case can proceed. The lawsuit accuses Apple of misleading customers about a power management tool in iPhones, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The suit claims that Apple...

UK Tribunal Halts Proposed Class-Action Lawsuits Against Mastercard and Visa
Credit Cards // June 08, 2023

Proposed lawsuits against Mastercard and Visa in the United Kingdom have been halted. The country’s Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled Thursday (June 8) that the four lawsuits proposed by Commercial and Interregional Card Claims (CICC) cannot proceed now but that the lawyers can provide revised proposals within eight weeks....

UK Antitrust Investigation of Apple Stopped After Appeal Win
ANTITRUST // March 31, 2023

A United Kingdom regulator’s investigation of Apple has been halted. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had decided to investigate the supply of mobile browsers and browser engines and the distribution of cloud gaming services through app stores on mobile devices in the U.K. Apple applied to...

UK Court Sends Meta Giphy Case Back to Antitrust Watchdog
ANTITRUST // July 18, 2022

Meta’s purchase of the GIF search engine Giphy will be sent back to the U.K. antitrust regulator for a further review after a court flagged concerns with the agency’s initial investigation. The ruling, made public Monday (July 18), comes after the Competition and Markets Authority...

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UK Tribunal Allows Class Action Lawsuits Against Visa, Mastercard

June 07, 2024
Visa and Mastercard are facing new lawsuits over multilateral interchange fees. The United Kingdom Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled Friday (June 7) that collective proceedings — which are similar to class action lawsuits in the United States — brought on behalf of merchants can proceed, Reuters reported Friday. The two global payment processors already face several […]

UK Competition Appeal Tribunal Allows Apple Battery Lawsuit to Proceed

November 01, 2023
Apple Inc. has been dealt a blow in a class action lawsuit in London, as the Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled Wednesday (Nov. 1) that the case can proceed. The lawsuit accuses Apple of...

UK Tribunal Halts Proposed Class-Action Lawsuits Against Mastercard and Visa

June 08, 2023
Proposed lawsuits against Mastercard and Visa in the United Kingdom have been halted. The country’s Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled Thursday (June 8) that the four lawsuits proposed by Commercial and Interregional Card Claims...

UK Antitrust Investigation of Apple Stopped After Appeal Win

March 31, 2023
A United Kingdom regulator’s investigation of Apple has been halted. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had decided to investigate the supply of mobile browsers and browser engines and the distribution of...