Gutmann v Apple Inc

Subject Matter

COMPETITION — Competition Appeal Tribunal — Collective proceedings order — Litigation funding agreement providing for payment of funder’s fee from award of damages ahead of class members — Whether permissible for class representative to enter into agreement — Whether Competition Appeal Tribunal having power to award funder’s fee from damages — Whether agreement fair and in interests of class — Competition Act 1998 (c 41), s 47C(3) — Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015 (SI 2015/1648), r 78

[2024] CAT 18; [2024] Bus LR 1080; [2024] WLR(D) 129, CAT

COMPETITION — Competition Appeal Tribunal — Collective proceedings order — Litigation funding agreement providing for payment of funder’s fee from award of damages ahead of class members — Whether Competition Appeal Tribunal having power to award funder’s fee from damages in priority to class — Competition Act 1998 (c 41), s 47C(3) — Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015 (SI 2015/1648), r 4

[2025] EWCA Civ 459; [2025] Bus LR 1292; [2025] 2 All ER (Comm) 934; [2025] WLR(D) 225, CA

Appellate History

Commentary

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