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Apple’s failure to halt UK app fees lawsuit shows difficulty of picking holes in class

By Simon Zekaria ( October 24, 2024, 14:59 GMT | Comment) -- Apple’s failure to convince UK competition judges that a collective action targeting its app store fees is fatally flawed due to conflicts of interest in the class provides lessons for the company and other competition-law litigants. The Competition Appeal Tribunal stressed that collective proceedings focus first on rights and benefits for the class as a whole, rather than the motives and desires of individuals in it. Apple has been unable to halt a UK mass claim over its app developer fees, and the ruling that cleared a path to trial holds lessons over the role of class members in high-stakes collective litigation. ...

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