Fierce Competition Podcast | Letter From London: The Rise of UK Class Actions and the Competition Appeal Tribunal
On 20 April 2026, the Law Commission of England and Wales announced a major new project on the introduction of a collective class action regime for consumer actions. The review will explore how a new regime could be designed,...more
A £1.6 billion opt-out claim against Rightmove highlights the escalating litigation risks and exposure that digital platforms face regarding their pricing strategies in the United Kingdom....more
As the appetite for class action claims continues to grow in the UK, the UK government is asking the Law Commission (an independent statutory body, tasked with keeping the law under review and making reform recommendations to...more
We outline the certification status of CPO applications filed at the CAT since the introduction of the new opt-out regime....more
We outline the certification status of CPO applications filed at the CAT since the introduction of the new opt-out regime - The graphic below tracks the number of competition class actions (CPO applications) filed at the...more
The first three months of 2026 have delivered a number of notable competition litigation developments. So, here are our five developments from this quarter that are worth highlighting. In the latest judgment in the...more
We outline the certification status of CPO applications filed at the CAT since the introduction of the new opt-out regime...more
UK CMA Investigates Information Sharing Through Analytics Tool - On 2 March 2026, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced an investigation under UK competition law into suspected sharing of competitively...more
Last week, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) decided The New Lottery Company v Gambling Commission. This is the second case in which the CAT has decided a subsidy control case in favour of the public authority, applying...more
‘Anti-Copycatting’ Investigation Demonstrates Wide Range of Dominance Allegations and Benefits of Complaints- On 16 February 2026, the European Commission (EC) announced it closed an investigation into whether a medical...more
On 15 December 2025, the European Commission (EC) announced fines on three automotive starter battery manufacturers and their trade association for cartel behaviour in breach of EU competition law. A fourth manufacturer blew...more
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been granted a warrant to search the home of a managing director who denied using his personal phone for work purposes during a dawn raid at his company’s premises. ...more
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been granted a warrant to search the home of a managing director who denied using his personal phone for work purposes during a dawn raid at his company’s premises....more
As 2025 has now drawn to a close, it's a Happy New Year from us and a look at the key developments in competition litigation during the last quarter. It was a busy end to the year. ...more
The graphic below tracks the number of competition class actions (CPO applications) filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) since the introduction of a new 'opt-out' regime in the UK in October 2015, as well as the...more
The UK government has confirmed that it intends to bring forward legislation to reverse the effect of the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in PACCAR and to clarify in statute that litigation funding agreements (LFAs) should not...more
The judicial and regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s iOS and App Store ecosystem continues, with a judgment from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in the United Kingdom, as well as decisions from authorities in the European...more
EC Imposes Fines for Resale Price Maintenance - On 14 October 2025, the European Commission (EC) announced fines on three fashion companies for online and offline resale price maintenance (RPM) in breach of EU competition...more
The UK has witnessed a dramatic transformation in its collective redress landscape over the past decade. Traditionally cautious about adopting the US-style class action model, the UK has nonetheless seen a surge in mass...more
With Autumn upon us, we've been looking back at the third quarter of competition litigation news in 2025. There was plenty to choose from, but here's six developments our lawyers have picked out....more
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has struck out a class action brought by Blur drummer, David Rowntree, as the proposed class representative (PCR) on behalf of a class of songwriters against the Performing Right Society...more
The UK government has launched a review into the opt-out collective actions regime for antitrust law claims. This review comes a decade after the regime’s launch. During this period, the regime has developed significantly,...more
Over the past decade, changes in legislation, case law, and industry practices have driven a sharp increase in opt-out collective proceedings before the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”). We have also seen the English...more
On 1 August 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down its landmark judgment in Le Patourel v BT1 refusing the class representative permission to appeal the Competition Appeal Tribunal's ("CAT") dismissal of the opt-out class...more