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European Court Of Justice Confirms National Courts’ Territorial Jurisdiction Over Collective Actions Against Digital Platforms Based On Their Tailored Country Offering

By Raif Hassan, Deniz Sezis, Charlotte Benschop & Mia Torner del Barrio on December 2, 2025

On December 2, 2025, the European Court of Justice issued its ruling in Stichting v Apple,[1]clarifying that any competent national court in the Member State whose app store was used for the purchase of products can hear collective actions[2] on behalf of users of digital platforms for damages caused by anticompetitive conduct, without the need to individualize alleged victims or determine the exact location of their alleged harm.

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