This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager. Dismiss

Google abused search dominance to overcharge ad buyers, UK class action alleges

By Jon Menon ( April 16, 2025, 10:10 GMT | Insight) -- Google is facing a damages suit in the UK seeking about 5 billion pounds over allegations that it abused its "near-total dominance" in the online search market to push up prices for search ads. The claim at the Competition Appeal Tribunal is being brought by competition-law academic Or Brook on behalf of thousands of business customers and organizations that used the US tech giant’s search advertising services to publish ads from 2011.Google is facing a damages suit in the UK seeking about 5 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) over allegations that it abused its "near-total dominance" in the online search market to push up prices for search ads....

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.


Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:

  • Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
  • Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
  • Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
  • Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline

Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Related Sections