UK Competition Litigation Quarterly Update: Q1 2026

The first three months of 2026 have delivered a number of notable competition litigation developments. So, here are our five developments from this quarter that are worth highlighting. In the latest judgment in the interchange fees litigation, the CAT held that, for the majority of the merchant Claimants, the Defendants’ mitigation defence that the merchants passed on overcharges to their own customers failed.... By: Hogan Lovells