The Portuguese Competition Court approves a settlement between a consumer protection association and the national land surveyors association based on a class action for damages due to alleged overcharging for surveying services (Ius Omnibus / ANT)

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Portuguese Competition Authority, Ius Omnibus / ANT, Press Release, 11 March 2021

Portuguese Competition Court, Ius Omnibus / ANT, Case No. 15/21.5YQSTR, Announcement, 28 October 2021

Competition law class actions in Portugal: first court-approved settlement* On 20 September 2021, the Portuguese Competition Court approved a settlement between Ius Omnibus, a non-profit consumer protection association, and the National Association of Land Surveyors (ANT), in the context of a class action filed by Ius Omnibus intended to obtain compensation for the damages suffered by consumers as a result of ANT’s allegedly anticompetitive behaviour. Under the settlement, ANT pledged to compensate all consumers represented in the class action in the amount of 5% of the gross price paid for the surveying services. This is a substantial step in the application of the Portuguese Class Action Act to competition cases considering it is the first competition class action filed in Portugal

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Carla Marcelino, Miguel Mendes Pereira, Rita Pimentel Torres, The Portuguese Competition Court approves a settlement between a consumer protection association and the national land surveyors association based on a class action for damages due to alleged overcharging for surveying services (Ius Omnibus / ANT), 28 October 2021, e-Competitions October 2021, Art. N° 103821

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