UK Court of Appeal sides with operators in latest Phones 4u ruling

Neal Doran2025-07-14T15:54:00

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The UK Court of Appeal has decisively ruled against Phones 4u’s long-running allegations of collusion among major operators, leaving the retailer to consider its final legal options and face substantial costs…

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Themes: Anticompetitive practice; Appeal dismissal; Case law interpretation; Collusion allegations; Competition law; Cost recovery; Judicial process; Landmark Hotel meeting; Legal precedent; Market fairness; Supreme Court escalation.
People: Lady Justice Falk; Mr Justice Roth; Olaf Swantee; Ronan Dunne.
Geographic: United Kingdom.
Organisations: Aldan Management; BT Group; Competition and Markets Authority; Deutsche Telekom; EE; O2 UK; Orange; Phones 4u; Telefónica; Vodafone UK.

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