1644/7/7/24 Professor Andreas Stephan v Amazon.com Inc. & Others

The Proposed Class Representative ("PCR) seeks to commence opt-out collective proceedings under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998 (the “Act”) . The “PCR” seeks to combine claims for loss and damage caused by breach of statutory duty by companies within the Amazon corporate group ((1) Amazon.com Inc.; (2) Amazon Europe Core S.à.r.l.; (3) Amazon Services Europe S.à.r.l. (4) (3) Amazon EU S.à.r.l.; (5) (4) Amazon UK Services Ltd; and (6) (5) Amazon Payments UK Limited), and in particular by infringements of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (up to 31 December 2020) and Section 18 of the Act.

By order of the Chair, the Third Proposed Defendant was removed on 27 September 2024 as a party to the proceedings upon the merger of the Third Proposed Defendant with the Fourth Proposed Defendant on 1 August 2024. 

A hearing to determine whether Professor Andreas Stephan of BIRA Trading Limited (in Case 1641/7/7/24) is the more suitable class representative to have carriage over the proposed claims was held on 11, 12 and 13 November 2024. Judgment determining the carriage dispute was handed down on 20 January 2025.

A joint certification hearing with case 1595/7/7/23 took place on 6 - 8 May 2025. The Tribunal issued a Judgment on certification on 24 July 2025 ([2025] CAT 42).