Sophie Lawrance quoted in Global Competition Review
16.01.2025
EU and UK competition law expert, Sophie Lawrance, has been quoted in Global Competition Review’s article, ‘CAT’s first-ever outright certification refusal spotlights class representative’s failings’.
The piece summarises the rejection of a certification in regards to ‘the proposed class representative bringing a £500 million collective action against Apple and Amazon as part of its decision’.
‘Bristows partner Sophie Lawrance said it is encouraging that the CAT appears to have adopted a robust approach in this case, having recently leaned towards adopting a relatively generous approach to certification.’
Sophie further commented that the ‘CAT emphasised that there were a number of cumulative concerns, with the implication being that it may well still have certified if there had only been one or two issues’.
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