1542/5/7/22 (T) East Lothian Council v VFS Financial Services Limited & Others

Claim for damages by East Lothian Council in respect of alleged infringements of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and/or Article 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The claim is made against (1) VFS Financial Services Limited; (2) AB Volvo (publ); (3) Volvo Lastvagnar AB; (4) Renault Trucks SAS; and (5) Volvo Group Trucks Central Europe GmbH (together, the “Defenders”). The Defenders seek contribution or relief against (1) MAN SE; (2) MAN Truck & Bus SE; (3) MAN Truck & Bus Deutschland GmbH; (4) Daimler AG; (5) Iveco S.p.A.; (6) Iveco Magirus AG; (7) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.; (8) CNH Industrial N.V.; (9) PACCAR Inc; (10) DAF Trucks N.V.; and (11) DAF Trucks Deutschland GmbH.

The proceedings were transferred from the Court of Session, Edinburgh to the Tribunal by Interlocutor of the Court of Session dated 17 October 2022.

A joint case management conference in the Trucks Second Wave Proceedings took place in the Court of Session, Edinburgh on 19 and 20 October 2023.

For further updates please see the 1296/5/7/18 case page.