Alphabet has agreed to pay £260 million (303 million euros) to settle a class action in the United Kingdom accusing the US company of abusing its dominant position and charging excessive fees to app developers.
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The complaint alleges that Google imposed “excessive and unfair” fees for transactions made through its Play Store. The action was brought on behalf of UK app developers by Barry Rodger, a professor of competition law.
According to a statement from the claimant and his lawyers, the Competition Appeal Tribunal will consider approving the settlement at a hearing in September.
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App developers domiciled in the UK who sold digital content through apps distributed on the Play Store from August 2018 onwards may be entitled to compensation if they do not opt out.
“This is the largest settlement reached to date” under the UK class action regime for competition claims, introduced in 2015, according to Damien Geradin, who represented the app developers.
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