Total Payout Reaches £92.75 Million After Previous Deals
These latest agreements are the fourth and fifth to emerge from the litigation, bringing the grand total recovered for motorists to £92.75 million. McLaren previously struck a £38 million settlement with WWL/EUKOR and K Line in December 2024, following a trailblazing £1.5 million deal with Chilean carrier CSAV in December 2023—the first opt-out settlement ever approved in the U.K.
Scott+Scott managing partner Cian Mansfield called the case “groundbreaking,” noting it marks the first time opt-out damages will be distributed to U.K. businesses.
Case Follows Major EU Fine for Competition Violations
The legal action began after the European Commission fined the involved shippers €395 million ($403 million) in 2018, ruling that they had violated EU competition law by coordinating freight rates, limiting capacity, and trading confidential data to manipulate prices for intercontinental vehicle shipping.
At trial, McLaren argued that the motorists’ claims are supported by a “consistent body of factual and industry expert evidence” spanning every link of the automotive supply chain.
