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Elizabeth Helen “Liz” Coll’s UK collective action alleges that Google restricted how Android users could obtain apps and pay for digital purchases, allowing Google Play to charge unfair or excessive commissions. The claim seeks more than £1 billion in total damages, but the Competition Appeal Tribunal has not found Google liable, and no individual payout is established.
What the Google Play claim alleges
Coll alleges that Google’s technical and contractual restrictions hindered competing Android app stores and billing systems. In her case, those restrictions allegedly left app and in-app purchases to Google Play and Google’s billing system, enabling commissions she says were unfair or excessive and could be as high as 30%. That figure is an allegation about the commission level, not a finding that every purchase incurred a 30% charge.
In a joint case-management judgment published on 30 April 2025, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) summarized the overlapping proceedings as alleging it was “impossible or impracticable” to make app and in-app purchases other than through Google Play and Google’s billing system. This is the Tribunal describing the claims, not deciding whether they are true. Read the CAT’s summary of [2025] CAT 25.
Where the case stands
The case is listed at the CAT as 1408/7/7/21. As of 4 October 2026, the CAT’s case page records a pre-trial review on 31 July 2026 but displays conflicting trial dates: its procedural narrative says a trial was listed to start on 28 September 2026 for up to ten weeks, with a reading week, while its events list shows a trial on 6 October 2026 for eight weeks. The claimant’s document index lists a trial timetable dated 25 September and an order dated 2 October, but the index does not show their contents. The exact current trial schedule therefore cannot be confirmed from those listings alone. Check the CAT case page and claimant’s document index for any later published order.
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The materials available do not establish Google’s specific defence in Coll’s case. It would be misleading to treat arguments made in a separate case as Google’s response here.
Who may be covered by the claim
The claimant’s current materials describe a purchase period from 1 October 2015 through 31 July 2026. In broad terms, they cover qualifying purchases of paid apps, digital content or services, and subscriptions within apps through the UK version of Google Play, made from an Android phone or tablet on which the Play Store was pre-installed. Purchases of Google apps are excluded. These are not the complete eligibility rules: the claimant FAQ also sets out purchase-history, domicile-date and other exclusions. See the claimant’s overview and full eligibility FAQ.
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- Purchase route and device: The claimant’s description concerns purchases through the UK Google Play Store on an Android phone or tablet with Play Store pre-installed. The FAQ explains how to check purchase history and the Play Store country.
- Where you lived and when: The FAQ identifies 18 July 2022, 30 January 2026 and 31 July 2026 as applicable domicile dates, depending on the relevant purchase period. Do not assume that living in the UK now—or having bought something at some point since 2015—is enough.
- What you bought: The claim concerns specified paid apps and digital purchases, services or subscriptions. Google apps are excluded, and the FAQ contains further conditions and exclusions.
Because eligibility depends on the full class definition and relevant dates, use the claimant’s FAQ rather than a simplified headline test.
How this claim differs from related proceedings
The CAT coordinated three proceedings because they overlap in evidence and legal issues, but they concern different claimants, alleged losses or remedies. Their allegations should not be treated as one decided case.
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Repair common Windows errors and clear accumulated junk for a smoother, more stable PC - no reinstall needed.Free scan · no reinstall| Proceeding | Claim focus described by the CAT | Relief or position established in the cited material |
|---|---|---|
| Liz Coll’s consumer collective action | Consumers allegedly bore a significant part of the overcharge. | Seeks aggregate damages for the consumer class; the CAT materials cited here do not establish liability or individual compensation. |
| Professor Barry Rodger’s opt-out claim | UK app developers allegedly absorbed a substantial part of the overcharge. | A separate developer claim; it is not Coll’s consumer class. |
| Epic’s proceedings | A separate set of proceedings concerning Google Play. | Sought injunctive relief; it is not the same claim or remedy as Coll’s consumer damages action. |
The CAT’s 30 April 2025 judgment explains the coordination of these overlapping proceedings. It does not make the allegations in any of them findings of fact.
How much money is being claimed—and what could a user receive?
The claimant FAQ says Coll seeks damages in excess of £1 billion for the class as a whole. That is the amount sought, not a settlement, an award or a forecast of what any one person might receive. The CAT’s 30 April 2025 judgment describes the proceedings as involving “around 19.5m UK domiciled consumer Android device users”; that is a class estimate in the judgment, not a confirmed count of people eligible for or receiving compensation.
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No individual compensation amount or payment date is established. It would not be reliable to divide the aggregate damages sought by the CAT’s class estimate: neither figure determines who qualifies, the losses accepted by the Tribunal, or any eventual distribution.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Do class members need to register now?
The claimant FAQ says qualifying class members do not need to do anything at this stage. It says that if compensation is secured, members would need to come forward to claim a share under instructions provided later. There is no guarantee that compensation will be secured, and the current materials do not establish a registration deadline or a payment timetable.
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