ACCCount on me, says the ACCC
19 February 2020
ACCC publishes report on activities for the last quarter of 2019, highlighting the regulator’s key wins, decisions and inquiries in the period
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(Ad)Sense of Deja Vu: Google Fined €1.49b for Abuse of Dominance
21 March 2019
The European Commission has fined Google €1.49 billion for abusing its market dominance in the market for the brokering of online search adverts.
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Sorry – your name isn’t on the list! Canada’s Supreme Court orders Google to de-index certain unlawful websites globally
14 July 2017
A decision in June by Canada’s Supreme Court in Google Inc.
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Not the result Google was searching for following expensive EC shopping spree
3 July 2017
The European Commission has fined Google EUR 2.42 billion - the largest ever levied against a single company for an EU antitrust violation
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Can I use a competitor’s name or trade marks for Google AdWords?
14 April 2016
This question is often asked by companies considering ways to funnel internet traffic to their own website by diverting internet users seeking to access a competitor’s website.
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Are search results defamatory? Google’s not feeling lucky
16 March 2016
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but search results can hurt you?
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Google’s new branding – trade mark issues for giants
8 September 2015
Well, what do you think?
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Misuse of private information is a “tort” in English law
21 May 2015
The Court of Appeal for England and Wales has held that the cause of action recognised in English law since Campbell v Mirror Group for misuse of private information should be classified as a tort rather than an equitable cause of action.
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Ok Google…how do you plead?
23 April 2015
The EC has issued Google with a Statement of Objections for its comparison shopping services and initiated a new investigation in relation to the Android OS
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Google around the world: privacy, e-commerce and the “right to be forgotten”
9 September 2014
A panel of people appointed by Google is meeting in Madrid today to debate the balance between privacy and freedom of information.
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