Commercial and Interregional Card Claims I Limited ("CICC I") v Mastercard Incorporated & Others [2026] CAT 15 (02 March 2026)
The Tribunal held that the interchange fee arrangements were capable of infringing competition law and that the claims raised common issues suitable for collective proceedings, thus certification was appropriate.
- Citation
- [2026] CAT 15
- Parties
- Claimant: Commercial and Interregional Card Claims I Limited; Defendant: Mastercard Incorporated & Others
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 02 March 2026
- Procedural Posture
- Competition Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- claims certified for collective proceedings
- Legal Topics
- Interchange Fees, Collective Proceedings, Abuse of Dominance
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Parties
Commercial and Interregional Card Claims I Limited
Claimant
Mastercard Incorporated & Others
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Competition Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether Mastercard's interchange fee arrangements infringed competition law
- 2 Whether collective proceedings are appropriate for the claims
Ratio Decidendi
The Tribunal held that the interchange fee arrangements were capable of infringing competition law and that the claims raised common issues suitable for collective proceedings, thus certification was appropriate.
Court Disposition
claims certified for collective proceedings
Orders
- The claims are certified as eligible for collective proceedings under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998.
- Directions for further case management to be set at a later date.
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