Category: Global Antitrust + Competition
£37.25M Settlement Approved in Shipping Cartel Case
The Competition Appeal Tribunal today approved a £37.25 million settlement between Mark McLaren, class representative in the car delivery charges legal action, and WWL/EUKOR and “K” Line, two of the four shipping companies named in the lawsuit.
This brings total compensation up for grabs by UK businesses and consumers to £38.75 million, including the CSAV settlement that was approved in December last year.
Scott+Scott Sues Microsoft for Over £1Billion
Microsoft is facing a new billion-pound legal action by UK businesses and organisations that were allegedly overcharged for Microsoft products. Court papers filed today by leading digital markets regulation and policy expert Dr Maria Luisa Stasi and her lawyers at the complex disputes resolution firm Scott+Scott argue that affected UK businesses and organisations are collectively owed more than £1 billion in compensation after being overcharged for licencing Windows Server for use on Microsoft’s main rivals’ cloud platforms.
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David Scott to Attend Global Class Actions Symposium
Scott+Scott Managing Partner David Scott has been invited to chair a panel on Planning Global Strategy at the Global Class Actions Symposium to be held in Lisbon, Portugal November 12-13. As collective redress is one of the fastest developing and most dynamic sectors of the law, David Scott will moderate an in-depth conversation on class-action regimes across European and U.S. jurisdictions.
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Scott+Scott Bolsters Antitrust Practice Group
Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law, a global law firm that represents victims of antitrust violations, securities fraud, and other wrongdoing, today announced the strategic addition of four highly respected antitrust partners. The new additions include Karin Garvey, Robin A. van der Meulen, Matthew Perez, and Brian Hogan. Managing Partner David R. Scott commented that “we are […]
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Santander, Lloyds Banking Group and MotoNovo face compensation claim for overcharging approximately 1 million consumers across the UK for used car finance
Approximately one million used-car buyers across the UK could be owed compensation for interest rate overcharging as a result of the operating models used by finance providers, according to legal claims filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Friday 21st July. • Three major legal actions, the “Car Finance Claim”, have been launched in the […]
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Northeastern Farmers Sue Nation’s Largest Dairy Cooperative for Antitrust Violations
Northeastern dairy farmers today filed a federal class action lawsuit accusing the nation’s largest dairy cooperative, Dairy Farmers of America (“DFA”), of violating federal antitrust laws.
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Scott+Scott Launches Berlin Office With Antitrust Pro
US plaintiffs firm Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP announced Thursday it is launching a Berlin office led by an antitrust expert from Deutsche Bahn in an effort to cater to large multinationals seeking damages for breaches of competition law.
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Car Shipping Cartel Faces £150M Class Action
Five shipping companies fined for running a cartel for transporting cars to the UK have become the target of a £150 million ($189 million) US-style class action in London led by law firm Scott+Scott UK LLP.
Read More SHIPWRECK Millions of UK drivers could receive compensation after shipping company scam saw new car prices rise
Scott+Scott files legal action in the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal under the Consumer Rights Act in a bid to win back some money for consumers who bought or leased a new motor and may have been overcharged due to price-fixing scheme.
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Class Action Comes To UK With Major Forex Rigging Suit
Scott+Scott, who led a US class action against banking giants over allegations of foreign exchange rigging, files consumer antitrust suit in a test case for US-style class actions brought in England.
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