Virtual Markets, Real Jurisdiction: The ‘Apple’ of Discord in Article 7(2) Brussels I bis (Case C-34/24, <i>Stichting v Apple</i> )

Judgment of 2 December 2025, Stichting v Apple, C-34/24, ECLI:EU:C: 2025:936 (Grand Chamber). By treating the Dutch App Store as a national ‘virtual market’, the Court enables a single Dutch court to hear a countrywide collective action against Apple.

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Journal of European Competition Law & Practice
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2026-03-31
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https://doi.org/10.1093/jeclap/lpag020
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Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
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Virtual Markets, Real Jurisdiction: The ‘Apple’ of Discord in Article 7(2) Brussels I bis (Case C-34/24, Stichting v Apple )

Adrien de Hauteclocque
Journal of European Competition Law & Practice
Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
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Virtual Markets, Real Jurisdiction: The ‘Apple’ of Discord in Article 7(2) Brussels I bis (Case C-34/24, Stichting v Apple )

Adrien de Hauteclocque
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Judgment of 2 December 2025, Stichting v Apple, C-34/24, ECLI:EU:C: 2025:936 (Grand Chamber). By treating the Dutch App Store as a national ‘virtual market’, the Court enables a single Dutch court to hear a countrywide collective action against Apple.

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