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UK water companies-targeted mass claimant challenges trial refusal

By Simon Zekaria ( February 12, 2026, 16:42 GMT | Insight) -- A class action representative on Thursday challenged a lower court's decision that denied her the chance to bring competition-abuse claims against UK water utilities. Last year, competition judges said existing legislation governing water utilities prevented the Competition Appeal Tribunal from allowing an abuse of dominance suit as presented in the actions. A class action representative whose competition-abuse claims against UK water utilities over sewage discharges were refused trial approval told appeal judges Thursday that the decision was wrong....

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