(T) H & H (Retail) Limited & Others v Mastercard Inc & Others [2021] CAT 35 (26 November 2021)

(T) H & H (Retail) Limited & Others v Mastercard Inc & Others [2021] CAT 35 (26 November 2021)

The Tribunal found that Mastercard's interchange fees infringed competition law and that the claimants were entitled to damages.

Citation
[2021] CAT 35
Parties
Claimant: H & H (Retail) Limited & Others; Defendant: Mastercard Inc & Others
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
26 November 2021
Procedural Posture
Competition Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
judgment for claimants
Legal Topics
Interchange Fees, Antitrust, Damages

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Parties

H & H (Retail) Limited & Others

Claimant

Mastercard Inc & Others

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Competition Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether Mastercard's interchange fees infringed competition law
  2. 2 Whether claimants are entitled to damages

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that Mastercard's interchange fees infringed competition law and that the claimants were entitled to damages.

Court Disposition

judgment for claimants

Orders

  • Mastercard to pay damages to claimants