Gutmann v First MTR South Western Trains Ltd

Subject Matter

COMPETITION — Abuse of dominant position — Exploitative abuse — Class representative alleging train companies abusing dominant position by not making cheapest form of ticket sufficiently available and/or using best endeavours to make customers aware of it — Whether contravention of law on unfair commercial practices relevant to issue of abuse of dominant position — Whether duty to assist customers to pay lowest price or buy optimal product — Whether train companies’ conduct constituting abuse — Competition Act 1998 (c 41), s 18

[2025] CAT 64; [2025] Bus LR 2923; [2025] WLR(D) 523; [2025] CAT 64 , CAT