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If you are a UK consumer who has purchased PC games or in-game content, bought an app or service through an app store, or held certain crypto-assets on major exchanges, you may have been a victim of anti-competitive practices and could be owed compensation. Our investigations have revealed that dominant platforms and exchanges may have used their market power to impose excessive fees or colluded to harm the value of your assets. These unlawful actions mean you have likely paid more than you should have. We believe you are entitled to get that money back. COCOO is bringing legal actions to recover these funds on your behalf. Joining our claim is straightforward, confidential, and comes at no financial cost or risk to you. Register your interest with us today to ensure you are included in any compensation we secure and to receive updates on our progress in holding these powerful corporations to account
COMPENSATION CAMPAIGN: Onshore Wind & Solar Order 2025
We are reaching out to individuals, property owners, farmers, and local businesses who anticipate being, or have already been, directly and adversely affected by the approval or construction of large-scale onshore wind and solar generation projects following the introduction of The Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025. This could include those residing near proposed or implemented developments who experience a detrimental impact on their property rights, land use, or local environment. Specifically, we are interested in hearing from people who own or occupy land near these new energy installations and fear or suffer from issues such as noise, visual blight, shadow flicker, or other disturbances. Farmers and landowners who face the loss of Best and Most Versatile agricultural land to these developments, or whose agricultural operations are otherwise significantly disrupted, may also be affected parties. Furthermore, individuals or groups with a direct interest in protected landscapes or specific biodiversity habitats that are threatened or harmed by these new infrastructure projects could potentially have grounds for concern
COMMON HARM
For those who join a collective action, a common harm must be established. This could manifest as a group of property owners in a defined locality suffering a quantifiable diminution in their property values due to the close proximity and negative impacts of a specific large-scale wind or solar farm approved under the new Order. Another form of common harm could be the shared experience of private nuisance, such as persistent and unreasonable noise levels, shadow flicker, or dust and disruption during prolonged construction phases affecting a distinct community or group of properties. In certain circumstances, a common harm might also involve specific, shared economic losses experienced by a class of businesses directly resulting from the tortious activities associated with a particular development. We aim to identify groups who have suffered similar, tangible harms due to the specific circumstances of individual projects facilitated by this new planning regime
WHY IS THIS CAMPAIGN NECESSARY
This campaign is necessary because The Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025 has significantly altered the planning process for large renewable energy projects, allegedly prioritising rapid deployment over crucial environmental protections and local democratic input. There are serious concerns that this new Order may lead to developments causing irreversible damage to protected landscapes, the loss of valuable agricultural land essential for food security, and adverse impacts on biodiversity and the amenity of local communities. While challenging the Order itself may involve public law routes, COCOO.uk is investigating whether the implementation of specific projects under this new regime gives rise to civil wrongs for which affected parties could claim compensation in tort. This campaign seeks to gather information from those directly harmed to explore these potential legal avenues for redress where developments might proceed without adequate consideration for their localised impacts
BENEFITS OF JOINING
- Free access a compensation mechanism.
- Express your concerns and provide evidence: You will have a platform to detail the damages suffered.
- Propose solutions: You will be able to contribute practical and legal ideas.
- Strengthen transparency and fair competition: You will support a constructive debate on the correct application of EU rules and the promotion of competitive markets.
- Restore trust: Your participation can be decisive in restoring the integrity of the competitive framework and the confidence of economic operators
- Join a community of potentially affected parties to facilitate compensation. Subscribing to a compensation campaign does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not commit you to any obligation, fee, or cost
ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL HARM
The potential causes of action in tort that we are exploring in relation to harms caused by specific developments approved under this Order include Private Nuisance, where individuals suffer unreasonable interference with their use and enjoyment of land – for example, from noise, dust, or visual intrusion from a nearby wind or solar farm. Another avenue could be Public Nuisance, if a development causes widespread interference with public rights and an individual or group can demonstrate special damage beyond that suffered by the public generally. We will also investigate potential claims in Negligence, which would require demonstrating that a party involved in the development (such as the developer or contractor) owed a duty of care, breached that duty through their actions or omissions (for instance, in failing to adequately mitigate environmental impacts during construction or operation where required), and that this breach directly caused foreseeable harm or loss. While more complex, we will also consider if a Breach of Statutory Duty might give rise to a private claim in tort if it can be shown that a specific statutory duty intended to protect a class of individuals was breached, directly causing them harm – though such claims are often challenging. The damages sought would aim to compensate for the harm suffered, which could include diminution in property value, financial losses incurred by businesses, the cost of repairing any physical damage, or compensation for the loss of amenity and enjoyment of property.
ABOUT US
COCOO.uk is a British non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of fair competition, the protection of investors and consumers, and the safeguarding of the public interest. Our objective is collective redress on behalf of consumers and competitors to protect and promote their right to discipline responsible parties, both public and private. Oscar Moya LLedo is our Solicitor (the British equivalent of an “Abogado”) and plays a fundamental role in our mission to promote fair competition and protect the rights of consumers and businesses CASEFILES
Campaign Phases:
PHASE 1: Identification of systematic deficiencies in compliance with legislation that protects consumers, competitors, and the public interest.
PHASE 2: Identification of potentially affected parties and uniting them through this platform. Most victims never receive compensation and never find out that they are victims entitled to compensation or restitution. This creates a significant imbalance in the justice system to the disadvantage of consumers and competitors. That is why we need to unite. United, we gain power to negotiate on equal terms.
PHASE 3: Negotiation of the payment of financial compensation or restitution to the affected parties
LEGAL NOTICE
Joining a Compensation Campaign does not create a lawyer-client relationship and does not commit you to any obligation, fee, or cost. The allegations set forth herein are subject to an ongoing investigation and have not been proven before a court of law, unless otherwise indicated. All information provided will be treated confidentially in accordance with data protection regulations. This document contains the opinions, beliefs, and allegations of COCOO.uk based on currently available information and presented in good faith. These statements are subject to further investigation and should not be construed as definitive facts unless so established in a legal proceeding. COCOO.uk is a charitable society, not a law firm. The statements set forth herein are based on current information and are subject to further investigation. The basis for collective action resides in the fact that multiple entities and/or individuals may have suffered similar economic harm as a result of common conduct, for example, the overcharge paid by consumers or businesses, or mismanagement by the public sector