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Did you purchase any Apple or Beats products in the UK from 31 October 2018?
If so, you may be entitled to compensation.



What is this website for?

This website explains the proposed claim for compensation brought by Christine Riefa Class Representative Limited against Apple and Amazon in respect of unlawful anticompetitive agreements they entered into. This legal action is being brought as an opt-out collective action, which means that you may be included in the proposed claim as a “class member” if you fall within the class definition.

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The Claim

Christine Riefa Class Representative Limited claims that Apple and Amazon have breached competition law by entering into and implementing unlawful anticompetitive agreements which restricted third parties from reselling Apple and Beats products on Amazon. As a result, customers paid higher prices for those Apple and Beats products when purchasing them from retailers in the UK.

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What does this mean for you?

If you purchased Apple or Beats products from any retailer (online or in-store) in the UK from 31 October 2018, other than as part of a mobile network operator contract, you will be automatically included as a class member and may be eligible for compensation if the claim is successful.

You can get involved by staying up-to-date with the claim:

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Who is this for?

Christine Riefa Class Representative Limited proposes to represent all individuals who purchased Apple and Beats products from any retailer (online or in-store) in the UK other than as part of a mobile network operator contract from 31 October 2018.

If your answer is ‘YES’ to each of the questions below, then you are likely to be automatically included in the claim:

  • Did you purchase any Apple or Beats products from 31 October 2018?
  • Were these products new, rather than used and/or refurbished?
  • Were these product(s) purchased from a retailer (online or in-store) in the UK, other than as part of a mobile network operator contract?
  • Are you an individual who does not have a business selling Apple or Beats products?
  • Were you living in the UK when you made the purchase(s)?

If you are uncertain about your answers to the above, visit the FAQ page. If your answer to each question is ‘YES’ then you may be included in the claim – please sign up to ‘Stay up to date’ to ensure that you are notified of all developments in the claim.

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Christine Riefa

The Class Representative

Christine Riefa Class Representative Limited is a company specifically formed by Professor Christine Riefa (who is its sole director and member) for the purpose of bringing this claim against Apple and Amazon. Prof Riefa is a Professor of Law at the University of Reading and an established academic in the field of consumer protection law and policy. She has an extensive background in researching and promoting effective consumer law enforcement within digital markets, including its intersection with competition law, and has hands-on experience of the UK’s collective proceedings regime as part of the consultative group advising the class representative in Case No. 1408/7/7/21 Elizabeth Helen Coll v Alphabet Inc. and Others.

Hausfeld & Co. LLP

Christine Riefa Class Representative Limited has instructed the law firm Hausfeld & Co. LLP to represent it in the claim. Hausfeld is a leading disputes-only law firm specialising in competition law, with significant expertise in all aspects of collective redress and group claims. In particular, Hausfeld & Co. LLP has extensive experience in managing litigation against global “Big Tech” companies, including opt-out collective claims such as these.

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