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Opt-out class widens net

06 October 2021
Issue: 7951 / Categories: Legal News , Competition , Collective action
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A second opt-out Collective Proceedings Order (CPO) has been made, this time in the £469m Justin Le Patourel v BT claim in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)

The CPO, issued this week, on the claim that BT engaged in abusive pricing is based not on a court finding, but on the findings of an Ofcom market review. In August, the first CPO was issued in the Merricks v Mastercard case, which relied on an anti-competitive behaviour finding by the European Commission.

Caroline Harbord, senior associate, Forsters, said: ‘The Tribunal’s decision is significant because it makes clear that “opt-out” CPOs won’t only be limited to classic follow-on damages claims, but can also be obtained in claims where primary liability (ie a breach of competition law) has yet to be established.’

Issue: 7951 / Categories: Legal News , Competition , Collective action
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