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Seladore Legal LLP: Jailed Russian businessman, Ziyavudin Magomedov files US$14 billion claim in the English High Court against TPG, DP World, Transneft, Rosatom and others, alleging Russian state-led conspiracy

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Simultaneously, he is fighting concerted efforts by prosecutors and business rivals to confiscate his estimated multibillion-dollar business empire.

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Simultaneously, he is fighting concerted efforts by prosecutors and business rivals to confiscate his estimated multibillion-dollar business empire.
Mr Magomedov co-owned the vital NCSP port in Novorossiysk which handles Russia's oil and grain exports from the Black Sea.
The legal claim conservatively estimates the value of the claimants' interest in FESCO at $8.8 billion, and their interest in NCSP at $5.0 billion.
The combined claim of $13.8 billion it is the largest ever claim brought in the English High Court outside the collective redress regime.

Hausfeld: £900 Million UK Consumer Claim Against Amazon Alleging Breaches of Competition Law Officially Filed at Specialist Court

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Julie Hunter, the consumer rights advocate leading the opt-out collective claim on behalf of more than 50 million UK consumers, filed the claim against Amazon at the specialist tribunal yesterday, seeking compensation of around 900 million in total.

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Julie Hunter, the consumer rights advocate leading the opt-out collective claim on behalf of more than 50 million UK consumers, filed the claim against Amazon at the specialist tribunal yesterday, seeking compensation of around 900 million in total.
In accordance with Competition Appeal Tribunal rules, the collective action is being filed on behalf of all potential claimants without them needing to actively opt into the claim.
Ms Hunter is represented by leading disputes-only law firm, Hausfeld, and by Marie Demetriou KC, Robert ODonoghue KC and Sarah Love of Brick Court Chambers.
To learn more about the UK Buy Box Claim, and register for updates, please visit www.ukbuyboxclaim.com .

Hausfeld & Co LLP: Amazon Faces £900m Demand to Compensate Tens of Millions of UK Customers, as Lawsuit Accuses E-Commerce Giant of Unlawfully Favouring Its Own Product Offers

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

The claim will seek damages from Amazon estimated in the region of 900 million.

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The claim will seek damages from Amazon estimated in the region of 900 million.
Anyone who lives in the UK and made purchases on Amazon.co.uk or on the Amazon app since October 2016 is an eligible member of the claimant class.
According to the claim, Amazon steers potential purchasers to products which are not designed to be the best offers for consumers.
Like countless millions of people in the UK, I often use Amazon for the convenience it offers.

Hausfeld & Co LLP: Collective Proceedings Order: Important Dates Relating to the Rights of Class Members in the Consumer Claim Bought by Liz Coll Against Google for Almost £1 Billion in Relation to the App Payments in the Google Play Store

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Liz Coll a consumer tech policy expert with over thirteen years experience campaigning for consumers rights online seeks compensation on a collective basis for affected Google Play Store users in the UK.

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Liz Coll a consumer tech policy expert with over thirteen years experience campaigning for consumers rights online seeks compensation on a collective basis for affected Google Play Store users in the UK.
The legal claim against Google, and the judgment released on 31 August 2022
Most Android users download their apps through Googles Play Store.
When users spend money in the Google Play Store, often only a portion goes to the actual app developers.
Liz Coll is also advised on the claim by a consultative group with expertise and experience in competition and consumer law and payments regulation.

Hausfeld & Co LLP: Judgment Released Yesterday: Google Will Have to Defend at Trial a Consumer Claim for Almost £1 Billion in Relation to the Google Play Store – a UK Court Decides

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

For more details about the claim, and to check if you or your business are potentially included in the claim, visit: https://www.appstoreclaims.co.uk/Google .

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For more details about the claim, and to check if you or your business are potentially included in the claim, visit: https://www.appstoreclaims.co.uk/Google .
When users spend money in the Google Play Store, often only a portion goes to the actual app developers.
Shortly before the hearing of Liz Colls application to represent affected Google Play Store users, Google chose to no longer oppose the application.
The purchases must have been made on an Android smartphone or tablet on which the Google Play Store was pre-installed.

Hausfeld & Co LLP: Confirmed – Apple WILL Face Courtroom Showdown in UK, as Tech Giant’s Attempt to Weaken Collective Lawsuit is Rejected by Specialist Competition Court

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Friday, July 1, 2022

The UKs Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission are separately investigating Apples conduct in the App Store.

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The UKs Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission are separately investigating Apples conduct in the App Store.
The UK lawsuit has been brought in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, a specialist court.
Typically, 30% of the amount app users spend in the App Store goes straight to Apple.
Hausfeld is a leading international law firm specialising in competition law, with significant expertise in all aspects of collective redress and group claims.