Double trouble for Microsoft as pre-owned software licenses claims converge
Tribunal to explore how £270 million reseller case intersects with multibillion-pound class action
ValueLicensing (VL) has been invited to attend a case management conference in a related multibillion-pound collective action against Microsoft, according to the reseller's boss, Jonathan Horley.
VL sued Microsoft for £270 million in 2021, alleging that the software giant restricted the supply of surplus Office licenses available for resale. Barrister Alexander Wolfson is the proposed class representative in a separate claim filed in 2025 on behalf of more than two million UK customers. That action seeks between £1.3 billion and £3.5 billion in compensation.
Both cases are before the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) and concern Microsoft's alleged efforts to restrict the market for pre-owned software licenses.
Case management conferences (CMCs) are used to set timetables and decide procedural questions as a case progresses.
According to Horley, ValueLicensing has a CMC concerning disclosure listed for September...
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