Cases & Deals

Mastercard wins limitation appeal relating to interchange fee claims

Client(s) Mastercard International Inc.

Jones Day represented Mastercard International Inc. in its successful appeal seeking confirmation that damages claims brought by the UK retailer Dixons Retail Group Limited are in principle time-barred for the period 1992 to 1997. The underlying claims allege that Mastercard's interchange fees for credit and debit cards violate EU and UK competition law.

DSG Retail Limited and Dixons Retail Group Limited v. Mastercard Incorporated and others [2020] EWCA Civ 671