Meta to face £2.2bn class action after failing to overturn approval April 30, 2024 Meta is set to face £2.2bn over allegations it abuses its dominant market position by imposing unfair terms after the Tribunal threw out its appeal
Apple fails to have £785m English class action thrown out of court April 12, 2024 Last July, there was a class action brought on behalf of UK app developers against Apple, alleging that the company’s App Store holds an unfair monopoly.
Blur drummer and Labour candidate Dave Rowntree in class action lawsuit over royalties April 4, 2024 Dave Rowntree is named on a collective proceedings claim form filed to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) against British music copyright collective Performing Rights Society (PRS).
Major UK mobile networks hit with £3bn competition class action December 8, 2023 Four of the UK’s largest mobile network operators have been hit with a class action lawsuit, over allegations they used market dominance to overcharge customers. The class action was filed to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) against Vodafone, EE, Three, and O2. The case alleges that the companies have been abusing their dominant positions in [...]
Class action avalanche: Report reveals litigations are eight times greater than UK population August 2, 2024 Class action litigation is dominating the UK as a new report shows claims filed by the end of 2023 encompassing over 540 million members.
Cristiano Ronaldo hit with $1bn class action over Binance partnership November 29, 2023 Former Manchester United football player Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a class action in a court in the US over promoting unregistered securities by crypto company Binance.
Fishy business: Salmon farmers accused of inflating prices in new £382m class action June 24, 2024 Six of the world’s top salmon producers have been hit legal action in the UK over alleged collusion and unlawful price-fixing of its Atlantic farmed product
Should firms be worried about Nigel Farage’s hope for a ‘debanking’ class action? November 15, 2023 Complaints about bank account closures have surged this year, according to the latest figures from the Financial Ombudsman.
Two-thirds of people would join a class action against their own company November 14, 2023 Class actions are the desirable route for people, as 64 per cent of people would join if they thought a company had broken the law, up four per cent on the previous year. New data from Portland Communications shows that 63 per cent of people would also join a class action against their own employer [...]
JPMorgan agrees to settle with Epstein victim in class action suit June 12, 2023 JPMorgan agreed in principle to settle a class action lawsuit with a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, the bank said in a statement Monday. The settlement resolves one claim against the largest U.S. bank in a proposed class action by women who say Epstein abused them, and by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein [...]