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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Green light for £1.2bn ‘bulk mail’ claim against Royal Mail owner to go to trial

Pile of brown and white envelopes
The action by Bulk Mail Claim argues that firms that bought bulk mail services after 2014 suffered owing to ‘anti-competitive’ behaviour by Royal Mail. Photograph: AnthiaCumming/Getty/iStockphoto

A £1.2bn class action claim accusing the owner of Royal Mail of abusing its “dominant position” in the market for sending bulk mail has been given the green light to proceed to trial by UK competition authorities.

Bulk Mail Claim Ltd (BMCL), a recently formed company representing an estimated 290,000 customers who allege they were overcharged as a result of Royal Mail’s behaviour, has won clearance to proceed with its legal challenge from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).

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