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Knock at your peril

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 22 2013

The ACCC has indicated increasing scrutiny on door-to-door marketing. Its recent action against Neighbourhood Energy Pty Ltd shows its commitment to

No protectionism in gambling’s free trade

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • June 7 2012

The Australian betting industry has boomed in recent years as private betting agencies have gained greater foothold in the market and governments have abandoned their holdings in state based TAB operations effectively developing a national betting market

Digital watch? Time’s up on misleading behaviour online

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 19 2013

So you know that lots of people are online, tweeting, blogging and vlogging hoping to go viral. You've been told that your business should launch a

ACCC’s Google fail: no result for ACCC’s Google search

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 22 2013

The case of Google v ACCC looks at the liability of online publishers for displaying false representations made by advertisers. Previously decided

What is qualified privilege? Court rules on when counter-punch is acceptable

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • February 12 2013

The defence of qualified privilege has long been available to those who seek to counter defamatory comments that have been made about them

Think before you type: designer found liable for social media comments

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 2 2013

The Federal Court of Australia recently found that comments made on Facebook by an Australian swimwear designer about a rival swimwear label amounted

Twitter, suppression and the courts

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia, United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 22 2011

The rise and rise of social media platform Twitter has had all sorts of impacts on the administration of justice

Social media’s place in the pharmaceutical industry

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • November 30 2011

The term “social media” refers a group of internet-based applications and mobile technologies which provide forums for communication and interactive dialogue, and allow users to create and exchange content

Liability of businesses for user posted content on social media platforms

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • December 10 2012

The Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) has recently determined that material appearing on a business’ Facebook page is a form of marketing and advertising

Con or 'mere conduit'? Lessons from ACCC v Google Inc

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • July 24 2012

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has succeeded on appeal in the Full Federal Court in its submission that Google Inc had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in the publication of sponsored links on the Google search website

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