Google Agrees to Record Settlement with UK App Developers Over Play Store Commissions
UK app developers are set to receive compensation for alleged revenue losses caused by commissions charged on Google Play Store transactions. A £260m settlement, if approved, would be the largest in the UK's collective action regime. The agreement arises from an opt-out collective action against Google brought by Barry Rodger, a professor of law at the University of Strathclyde.
The claim sought compensation for losses suffered by thousands of UK businesses selling apps through the Play Store to Android customers from August 2018. The amount received by each eligible developer will depend on its qualifying Play Store sales.
Rodger said: 'For thousands of UK app developers, many of them small businesses, the Play Store is the only realistic route to their customers, and they had little choice but to pay Google's commission.' He added that the settlement is a great outcome for these developers.