1295/5/7/18 (T) Dawsongroup plc and Others v DAF Trucks N.V. and Others

Claim for damages for breach of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (and/or its earlier equivalents) and/or Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998 by (1) Dawsongroup Plc; (2) Dawsongroup UK Limited; (3) Dawsongroup Truck and Trailer Limited; (4) Dawsongroup Material Handling Limited; and (5) Dawsongroup Sweepers Limited (together, the “Claimants”) against (1) DAF Trucks N.V.; (2) DAF Trucks Deutschland GmbH; (3) PACCAR Inc; (4) DAF Trucks Limited; (5) Daimler AG; (6) Mercedes Benz Cars UK Limited; (7) Aktiebolaget Volvo (Publ); (8) Volvo Lastvagnar AB; (9) Volvo Group Trucks Central Europe GmbH; (10) Renault Trucks SAS; and (11) Volvo Group UK Limited. The Claimants rely on a decision of the European Commission of 19 July 2016 (Case AT.39824 – Trucks) which was addressed to (among others) eight of the eleven Defendants. 

The issues in the proceedings were transferred from the High Court to the Tribunal by consent by order of Mr Justice Roth dated 31 July 2018.