The claims which it is proposed to combine in these proposed collective proceedings are “follow-on” claims for damages under section 47A of the Competition Act 1998. They are claims for damages allegedly caused by Scania’s breach of statutory duty in infringing Article 101(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 53 of the European Economic Area Agreement, and follow on from an infringement Decision of the European Commission dated 27 September 2017, which was upheld by the General Court of the European Union in Case T-799/17 on 2 February 2022, and further upheld by the Court of Justice of the EU in Case C-251/22 P on 1 February 2024.
An ex parte hearing has been listed to take place at 10.30am on 17 July 2026, with a time estimate of one day. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the service out applications, the adequacy of the funding arrangements in Cases 1763 and 1765, and an application to amend the collective proceedings claim form.
