1624/7/7/23 Mr Justin Gutmann v Vodafone Limited and Vodafone Group PLC

The Applicant/Proposed Class Representative makes an application on behalf of a proposed class of UK claimants who allegedly suffered harm as a result of the Respondents’/Proposed Defendants’ alleged abusive conduct in relation to the practice of overcharging customers for mobile telephony services after the expiry of the customer’s contractual minimum term by continuing to require them to pay amounts in respect of  mobile telephone handsets or devices for which the customers had already paid in full by the end of the minimum term.

Mr Gutmann has also applied to commence collective proceedings against other mobile network operators.

A joint case management conference was held with Case 1625, Case 1626 and Case 1627 on 23 May 2024, following which the Tribunal gave directions for the future conduct of the proceedings. 

A hearing to consider the Proposed Class Representative's applications for collective proceedings orders in the four separate proceedings took place on 31 March to 2 April 2025 (the "CPO Hearing"). During the CPO Hearing the Tribunal also considered the Proposed Defendants' limitation applications. The Tribunal issued its judgment on 14 November 2025 ([2025] CAT 77).