Apple is in court in the UK, arguing for why it should be allowed to appeal the lawsuit that saw it hit with a $2 billion fine for alleged App Store anti-competitive practices.
The original case was filed in 2021, then finally went to trial in January 2025. In October 2025, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) found unanimously in favor of the complaint that Apple’s App Store pricing is unfair.
Under UK law, Apple cannot immediately appeal the ruling. It must first seek permission from CAT, in what the tribunal’s official site describes as a “hearing as to consequential matters.”
Apple will be using this court appearance to make its arguments for appealing the case. However, the complainant’s team will be pressing for calculating a final sum that Apple should pay.
At time of writing, the court discussion is in recess. It has so far been live streamed, and while it is illegal to record the proceedings, they have been protracted and acrimonious.
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