Epic Games has widened its legal dispute with Apple, submitting a new complaint in the U.K. that slams the decision to remove "Fortnite" from the App Store.
Epic Games has widened its legal dispute with Apple, submitting a new complaint in the U.K. that slams the decision to remove Fortnite from the App Store.
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The complaint, filed with the U.K. antitrust tribunal and made public Thursday, claims that Apple s move to pull Fortnite from the App Store was unlawful. It also alleges that Apple abused its dominant position,
Epic makes three specific claims of anti-competitive practices in the filing: Apple reserving itself as the sole channel for app distribution on iOS; using its dominant position to charge unfair prices for distribution; and Apple s response to Epic s introduction of price competition.
In the case of Mastercard v Merricks, the UK Supreme Court confirmed the Certification Test for UK class actions brought in respect of breaches of competition law.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On 11 December 2020, the UK Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated judgment in the case of
Mastercard v Merricks. The case concerned the certification procedure for US-style ‘opt-out’ collective (class action) proceedings before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “
CAT”). Opt-out actions automatically treat anyone who falls within the scope of the proposed class definition as being a member of the class unless they explicitly opt-out or withdraw. Opt-in actions, as the name suggests, require potential claimants to expressly sign up to be a member of the class.