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Mastercard Inc v Merricks

[2020] UKSC 51
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2020
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Certification of collective proceedings under the Competition Act 1998 s.47B requires only that the claims are eligible and suitable for collective treatment; the Tribunal should not conduct a mini-trial on the merits at the certification stage.

Area of Law

class-action

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