Google – and everyone else – wins by High Court decision
Stephen King argues that ruling creates clarity, not “loss for consumers”
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Consumers lose as Google triumphs over ACCC in High Court
Charis Palmer assesses High Court result in misleading advertising case
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Google misleading ads: ACCC wins appeal
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The Full Federal Court has declared that Google, by publishing the four advertisements on result pages of the Google Australia website, engaged in conduct that was misleading or deceptive, or likely to mislead or deceive, in breach of section 52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974*. The Court unanimously upheld the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s…
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ACCC pursues solar scams, misleading door-to-door sales and internet advertising
The Federal Court has dismissed allegations by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that internet search engine Google engaged in practices likely to mislead consumers.
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