Justin Gutmann has been certified to act as class representative and the claim has been certified to proceed on an opt-out basis. The CPO Judgment is available here and a copy of the CPO Notice is available here.
Before retiring, Justin was the Head of Research and Insight at the UK’s statutory consumer champion, Citizens Advice.
Justin remains committed to representing consumers and protecting their rights. He has been authorised by the Tribunal to act as class representative in proceedings against Apple, arguing that the technology giant intentionally throttled some of the iPhone models, and that millions of Apple customers should be compensated.
Justin has been certified by the Tribunal to represent all members of the classes who entered into at least one Combined Handset and Airtime Contract with the Defendants under the following brands:
• in the claim against Vodafone: the “Vodafone” brand;
• in the claim against EE: the “EE”, “Orange” or “T-Mobile” brands;
• in the claim against Three: the “Three” brand; and
• in the claim against O2: the “O2” brand.
If successful, eligible members of the approved classes may be entitled to compensation.

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