collective action

In a sweeping judgment that shifts the ground under the modern app economy, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has found that Apple abused its dominant position in the distribution of iPhone and iPad apps, ruling that the company’s App Store commissions were excessive and that affected...

Which? has opened a major legal front against Qualcomm in the UK, asking the Competition Appeal Tribunal to decide whether the chipmaker abused a dominant market position and — if the claim succeeds — to recover roughly £480 million on behalf of up to 29 million UK smartphone buyers who...

Microsoft once again finds itself at the center of legal scrutiny in the United Kingdom, this time facing a potentially multibillion-pound collective claim that strikes at the heart of its software licensing practices. The suit, filed by barrister Alexander Wolfson and supported by the law firm...