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MAN says appeal over UK trucks-cartel claim is justified as class suffers ‘conflict of interest’

By Simon Zekaria ( May 9, 2023, 17:09 GMT | Insight) -- Truckmaker MAN told appeal judges in London today that its challenge against trial approval for a UK mass damages claim over the European trucks cartel was legitimate because there is a “conflict of interest” between elements of the class being represented. The claim brought by the Road Haulage Association had a problem in that it sought damages for buyers of new trucks and of used trucks, MAN argued.Truckmaker MAN told appeal judges in London today that its challenge against trial approval for a UK mass damages claim over the European trucks cartel was legitimate because there is a “conflict of interest” between elements of the class being represented....

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