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A pre-trial review hearing (PTR) has been listed to commence at 10:30 am on 31 July 2025 with a time estimate of half a day, to give further direction in relation to the hearing of the preliminary issues trial.

Included in the directions, The Competition Appeal Tribunal has set 9th September as the date for the Preliminary issues (the "PI Trial").

The Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled that it does have jurisdiction to evaluate key issues in ValueLicensing’s abuse of dominance claim.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal rules on collateral Waiver.

A legal claim has been brought against Microsoft over alleged licensing practices that could result in a multibillion-pound payout for UK customers. Following publication of this article, a Microsoft spokesperson told us: "This new collective action is based on the same unsubstantiated claims regarding second-hand software licensing that have been litigated for several years in another case [ValueLicensing's claim against Microsoft]. Microsoft believes these claims are meritless and will vigorously defend against them."