An attempt to win compensation for football fans who bought England and Manchester United shirts at inflated prices is being made by consumer organisation Which? using new powers to bring class actions under the 2002 Enterprise Act.
The action will be brought against JJB Sports which was found guilty by the Office of Fair Trading of price fixing shirts during 2000 and 2001. The sports clothing firm has had to pay £67m in fines to the Treasury but consumers have not received a penny.
Legal experts at Which? believe that people stand to get back as much as £20 of the £40 they paid for each shirt.
The Which? website provides further information, including the six types of shirt covered by the ruling.
If a receipt is lost, transaction details may be obtained by credit card companies.
People can also prove purchase by providing a photograph of a shirt being worn, which could mean that Which? ended up with the biggest collection of football fans bursting out of their shirts in the country.
Which? has had to wait nearly four years to bring the claim because JJB was pursuing an appeal against the ruling, but judges have turned down an application for an appeal hearing to the House of Lords.
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