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Apple £1.5bn class action case due to start in UK courts
iPhone maker faces claim it levies ‘excessive and unfair’ charges on software downloaded from its App Store
Barring a last-minute settlement, the iPhone maker will begin a courtroom showdown in the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal over allegations it has abused a dominant market position to charge commissions of as much as 30 per cent on purchases on its App Store marketplace. The seven-week trial, in which Apple’s newly appointed chief financial officer Kevan Parekh is due to testify, is the latest in a growing list of legal challenges faced by Big Tech companies around the world. Telecoms operator BT fought off a case that it overcharged landline customers, while Mastercard settled a dispute about card fees for £200 million – a small fraction of the £14 billion the claimants had originally sought.
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