Approval for Google's UK mass claim settlement hailed as 'historic' outcome
( September 16, 2026, 11:42 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Approval by a UK court of the settlement agreed by Google in a collective lawsuit over damage to app developers from its Play Store fees has been hailed as a "historic ruling" by the claim leader. The Competition Appeal Tribunal cleared the £260 million settlement earlier on Wednesday. The class representative, academic Barry Rodger, stressed that it was the largest payout approved by the tribunal under the 11-year-old regime allowing collective actions for competition abuses.Statement follows....
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