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The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment on Amazon’s applications for permission to appeal against the decision of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to grant Collective Proceedings Orders in proceedings brought by Robert Hammond and Professor Andreas Stephan relating to the operation of Amazon’s featured merchant algorithm in selecting the “Featured Offer” displayed in the “Buy Box”. The Court of Appeal (Snowden and Zacaroli LJJ) listed Amazon’s permission applications for an oral hearing but ultimately refused its applications.
The judgment is reported at [2026] EWCA Civ 183.
Jon Turner KC appeared for Amazon in the Hammond proceedings instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP.
Kristina Lukacova appeared for Amazon in the Stephan proceedings instructed by Covington & Burling LLP.
Ben Rayment appeared for Mr Hammond instructed by Charles Lyndon Limited and Hagens Berman EMEA LLP.
Philip Moser KC is also instructed on behalf of Mr Hammond.