Gormsen (class representative/respondent) v Meta Platforms Inc & ors (defendants/applicants)

Monday 7 October 2024

By Appellants Notice filed on 13 May 2024 (1) META PLATFORMS INC (2) META PLATFORMS IRELAND LIMITED (3) FACEBOOK UK LIMITED (collectively Meta), apply for permission to appeal the certification decision of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, as set out in the judgment dated 15 February 2024.

By judgment of 15 February 2024 and the Collective Proceedings Order dated 2 May 2024 (the “CPO”), the CAT decided to grant the application of Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen (now the Respondent to this appeal) for a CPO pursuant to section 47B of the Competition Act 1998 and Rule 75 of the Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015 No. 1648) and authorised the Respondent to act as the Class Representative (CR).

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