1761/7/7/26 James Daley Class Representative LLP v Apple Inc, Apple Distribution International Limited, Apple (UK) Limited, Apple Europe Limited & Apple Payments Services Limited

Application for a collective proceedings order concerning alleged anti-competitive conduct which Apple has allegedly implemented in respect of its Apple Pay service. The application is made on behalf of a proposed class of natural persons to compensate them for losses suffered as a result of Apple’s alleged abusive conduct, in particular by paying higher prices for and/or suffering reduced benefits from consumer finance products. The claims which it is proposed to combine in the collective proceedings are standalone claims for loss and damage caused by alleged breaches of statutory duty by Apple of section 18 of the Competition Act 1998, and for the period prior to 31 December 2020, Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 54 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The relief sought in these proceedings is damages to be assessed on an aggregate basis pursuant to Section 74(C) of the Competition Act 1998, together with interest.