Ricardo Bordalo Junqueiro (Partner) is interviewed by Global Competition Review and quoted in article on the parallel class actions launched against Google and Apple in Portugal by a Portuguese consumer protection group, on behalf of consumers that allegedly overpaid for their mobile applications due to the companies’ app store rules and the commissions they charge.
The lawyer states that “Ius Omnibus has been very active in filing class actions for alleged competition law infringements in Portugal. The organisation most recently settled one of its class action claims against the Portuguese Association of Land Surveyors in November, marking the country’s first-ever settlement in a class action seeking damages for a breach of competition rules.”
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