Dr Gormsen granted permission to amend her claim

On 29 September 2025, the Tribunal heard Dr Gormsen’s application to amend her claim to introduce the remedy of “user damages”. This is an additional basis for seeking compensation from Meta, which grants compensation on the basis of Meta’s wrongful use of the Class’s property (i.e. their data), even without proving financial loss has been suffered by the Class. Meta opposed this application but were unsuccessful, and the Tribunal ordered them to pay Dr Gormsen’s costs arising from their opposition to the application.

The Tribunal’s Ruling can be read here. 

Disclosure Order Made

At a hearing on 15-16 July 2025, the Tribunal resolved the parties’ disagreements as to the scope of the List of Issues for Disclosure, which is a document that sets out what issues Meta has to provide disclosure of documents and data on. The Class Representative was successful on the vast majority of the issues addressed at this hearing. The Tribunal’s Ruling, and the related Order can be read here and here. 

Amendment Application filed

On 23 May 2025, the Class Representative filed an application to amend her claim to introduce the remedy of user damages. This application will be heard on 29 September 2025. 

Trial Date Set

At a hearing on 4 April 2025, the Tribunal directed that the trial of these proceedings will take place from 20 September 2027. Their Order can be read here. 

Notice of the Collective Proceedings Order made

On 5 December 2024 Dr Lovdahl Gormsen published a notice setting out details of her claim and the procedure for opting out of it, for those who do not wish to be included within the claim (and thus will forfeit their entitlement to a share of any sums recovered from Meta, if Dr Gormsen is successful). This notice can be viewed here.

Collective Proceedings Order made

The Tribunal on the 2 May 2024 made a Collective Proceedings Order, certifying the Claim and authorising Dr Lovdahl Gormsen as the Class Representative. 

Judgment released following Certification Hearing

The Tribunal on the 15 February 2024 released its judgment certifying the claim, allowing it to proceed to a full trial. 

Certification Hearing Takes Place

A CPO Application Hearing took place from 8-9 January 2024. The transcripts for this hearing can be found here and here.

CPO Application and Hearing Notice published

On 19 December 2023, Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen published the CPO Application and Hearing Notice, which contains details as to the amended claim and the second certification hearing. This can be read here.

Tribunal Lists Certification Hearing for 8-9 January 2024

On 12 December 2023, the Tribunal made an Order setting down directions to a second certification hearing on 8-9 January 2024, which can be read here.

Order Made Following Judgment

On 22 March 2023, the Tribunal made an Order providing the PCR until 22 September 2023 to file revised evidence for her application.

Judgment Released In CPO Application Hearing

On 20 February 2023, the Tribunal released its judgment on the PCR’s application.

Should I Have Been Paid Facebook Faces Class Claim From UK Users

Facebook is the leading social network in the UK, as elsewhere. But has it unfairly treated its UK users? Dr. Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, competition law academic and practitioner, joins Matthew Hall and John Roberti to discuss her class action claim in the UK which seeks multi-billion pound damages from Facebook/Meta. Listen to this episode to learn more about the history and basis of the claim, what is alleged, how it is funded, and what it is like to be a class representative.

Tribunal Vacates Case Management Conference Listed For 26 September 2022

In light of the parties’ agreement on the progression of the case, and the Tribunal’s Directions Order of 22 August, the CMC previously listed for 26 September will no longer take place. The next step in the proceedings will now be receipt of Facebook’s response to the CPO Application, and any application for summary judgment and/or strike out of all or part of the proposed collective proceedings, by 4pm on 17 October 2022.

UK Competition Litigation Against Meta Will Proceed To Class-Certification Hearing

Novel competition litigation filed in the U.K. against Facebook/Meta — seeking to extract billions in damages from the social media giant via an opt-out class action lawsuit route — will proceed to a certification

Tribunal’s Order Of Directions For The Progression Of The Claim

The President of the CAT has made an order setting out, amongst other things, the dates by which Meta should provide its response to the CPO Application, objections to the CPO Application and applications for permission

IDC Podcast A Conversation With Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen

In Conversation With Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen She Has Sued Facebook For A Minimum Of 2 2bn On Behalf Of 45 Million British Users

Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen discusses the claim with Martin Folke Vasehus, CEO of ComplyCloud.

UK Class Action Suit looms Over Facebook Insights From Claimant Liza Lovdahl Gormsen

British legal researcher Liza Lovdahl Gormsen has launched a class-action claim against Facebook in the U.K. that alleges Facebook abused its market dominance to exploit users' personal data starting February 2016.

An Interview With Liza Gormsen Regarding Her Class Action Lawsuit Against Meta At The UKs Competition Appeal Tribunal

I am very pleased that Dr. Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, who is Senior Research Fellow in Competition Law and Co-Director of the Competition Law Forum at BIICL, has accepted to be interviewed by this blog. Liza made the news last month when she brought a class-action lawsuit against Facebook’s parent firm Meta at the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal. The lawsuit accused the technology giant of abusing its market dominance, and is seeking a minimum of £2.2 billion in damages.

Interview with Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen

Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen is a Director of the Competition Law Forum and Senior Research Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. She is also a Senior Advisor to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, Board Member of the Open Markets Institute in Washington DC, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. Here, she tells us why she is leading the class action against Facebook and how supporters can get involved.