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Mar
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22
Feb
2013
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Mark Gavin
Lucy Archer
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Consumer Law
Litigation
On appeal, the High Court of Australia has unanimously held that Google is not liable for misleading or deceptive representations in sponsored links; reversing the earlier decision of the Federal Court of Australia made in April 2012.
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11
Sep
2012
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Tom Turton
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Privacy
Litigation
The recent High Court decision in C v Holland has changed the landscape for privacy law in New Zealand. Essentially it has created a new law which protects individuals from highly offensive interferences with solitude or seclusion. It means that news media need to think carefully about the practice of news gathering, and not just about how they use the results of that news gathering.
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13
Jul
2012
- Authors
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Mark Gavin
Josephine Norris
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Intellectual Property
Litigation
Despite opposition by the Scotch Whisky Association, the Assistant Commissioner of Trade Marks ruled in favour of The Mill Liquor Save Limited, registering MACGOWANS in respect of “whisky flavoured spirits; none of the foregoing being whisky”.
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26
Apr
2012
- Authors
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Mark Gavin
Lucy Archer
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Litigation
Internet
Advertising Law
Earlier this month the Federal Court of Australia ruled against Google in an appeal regarding the misleading use of the AdWords facility by various advertisers. The central issue concerned Google’s responsibility for the misleading effect of the displayed search results: was Google merely a conduit for the advertiser, or were it’s actions akin to that of a principal?
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