Amazon bids to challenge ‘Buy Box’-targeted mass suits approval at UK court

( November 27, 2025, 17:15 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Amazon is bidding to challenge at the UK appeal court the approval for trial of two collective lawsuits centering on its "Buy Box" online marketplace behaviors, the UK competition court has said. One claim, by class representative Andreas Stephan, seeks compensation for third-party merchants selling via Amazon’s UK marketplace. The other, by class representative Robert Hammond, seeks compensation for final consumers making purchases on the platform. The Competition Appeal Tribunal previously refused Amazon permission to appeal.Statement follows....

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