Approval for £260m Google mass claim settlement published by UK antitrust court
( October 9, 2026, 15:20 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A UK court has published its judgment approving a £260 million settlement between Google and Barry Rodger, the class representative in a collective claim brought on behalf of UK app developers over commissions charged on Play Store sales. The Competition Appeal Tribunal in London approved the settlement — a record for collective proceedings that have come before the court — after a hearing in mid-September. Rodger, a competition law academic, had sought damages over alleged losses in revenue that developers suffered as a result of commissions that Google charged for Play Store transactions.Ruling attached....
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