Commercial and Interregional Card Claims I Ltd ("CICC I") v Mastercard Incorporated & Others [2024] CAT 3 (17 January 2024)

The Tribunal held that the claims met the requirements for certification as collective proceedings and allowed the case to proceed against Mastercard.

Citation: [2024] CAT 3
Parties: Claimant: Commercial and Interregional Card Claims I Ltd; Defendant: Mastercard Incorporated & Others
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 17 January 2024
Procedural Posture: Competition Appeal / Judgment
Outcome: application granted
Legal Topics: Interchange Fees, Collective Proceedings, Antitrust

Competition Law Interchange Fees Collective Proceedings Antitrust

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Parties

Commercial and Interregional Card Claims I Ltd

Claimant

Mastercard Incorporated & Others

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Competition Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the collective proceedings against Mastercard regarding interchange fees should be certified
2 Whether the claims meet the requirements for collective proceedings under the Competition Act 1998

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal held that the claims met the requirements for certification as collective proceedings and allowed the case to proceed against Mastercard.

Court Disposition

application granted

Orders

The claims are certified as collective proceedings against Mastercard