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Greenberg Traurig Successful in Establishing Jurisdiction for Crane Bank and its Shareholders in the Court of Appeal

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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LONDON, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A long-running lawsuit involving claims exceeding US $200 million, relating to a Ugandan bank, will be heard by the English courts following a victory for Crane Bank and its shareholders in the Court of Appeal. (CA-2022-002042)

Key Points: 
  • A long-running lawsuit involving claims exceeding US$200 million, relating to a Ugandan bank, will be heard by the English courts following a victory for Crane Bank and its shareholders in the Court of Appeal.
  • LONDON, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A long-running lawsuit involving claims exceeding US $200 million, relating to a Ugandan bank, will be heard by the English courts following a victory for Crane Bank and its shareholders in the Court of Appeal.
  • The ruling from the Court of Appeal found that Crane Bank and its shareholders' claims are not barred by the foreign act of state doctrine.
  • The team instructed Lord David Pannick KC of Blackstone Chambers and Hannah Brown KC, David Caplan, and Ben Lewy of One Essex Court.

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
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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.

Key Points: 
  • 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
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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 .

Key Points: 
  • 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.