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Google Seeks to Exclude EU DMA Decision From Evidence in UK Shopping Damages Trial
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Google is seeking to exclude the EU's €890m DMA fine decision from evidence in a parallel UK damages trial brought by competing shopping services, arguing the DMA framework is separate from the traditional competition law claims at issue. The UK court must decide whether the Commission's findings on self-preferencing are admissible and relevant to damages calculations in a case where rivals claim Google diverted traffic and caused financial harm.
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Google is fighting to keep EU enforcement decisions out of UK damages courts, but that wall is collapsing: rival regulators are now coordinating findings on self-preferencing, and what the Commission proves in one jurisdiction becomes usable ammunition in the next. If you're building a competing service inside a gatekeeper's platform, the cost of fighting has just doubled because you no longer need to prove your case twice.
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