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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Simon Goodley and Mark Sweney

Talks to settle £120m legal claim against Vodafone end without success

Margherita Della Valle, the Vodafone Group CEO, poses for the camera in am orange shirt
Margherita Della Valle, the Vodafone Group CEO, says the company remains open to further talks. Photograph: Vodafone

Talks to settle a £120m legal claim between Vodafone and more than 60 of the mobile phone group’s franchise operators have ended without resolution – leaving the case potentially heading for the high court.

The case was filed in December with the claimants accusing Vodafone of “unjustly enriching” itself by implementing a series of cost-cutting tactics as the UK emerged from initial Covid-19 restrictions in 2020.

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