uk competition law

Microsoft has secured more time in its fight to limit the resale of pre-owned perpetual Windows and Office licences in the UK, but its latest procedural win is deliberately narrow. The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has granted an extended stay while Microsoft seeks permission to take its...

Microsoft’s cloud licensing model has moved from a regulatory irritation to a full-scale legal and market test, and the latest development is a major one. The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has allowed a £2bn class action over Windows Server licensing to proceed on an opt-out basis, opening the...

Microsoft is heading into a UK courtroom fight that could reshape how the market thinks about cloud licensing, platform leverage, and the real price of running Windows Server outside Azure. A London tribunal has now allowed a class action to proceed that alleges Microsoft charged higher...

Microsoft is now set to face one of the most consequential cloud-pricing lawsuits ever brought in the UK, and the implications reach well beyond a single licensing dispute. A London tribunal has allowed a mass claim to proceed alleging that Microsoft overcharged British businesses for Windows...