Writing in NLJ, David Greene, senior partner, Edwin Coe, writes: ‘Both decisions are of heightened significance for the legal community; closing the door on one aspect of domestic class actions but opening another door to many years of litigation for Google and its regulatory detractors.’
Greene looks at both cases, one where a consumer sought to bring a case on behalf of four million iPhone users and the other on whether Google had abused its dominant position. Both cases are significant.