federal court

Trivago loses appeal against ruling its hotel ads and ranking algorithm misled consumers
The full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal from Trivago today, upholding its decision that the hotel comparison site misled consumers about hotel prices in its online and offline advertisements, and failed to disclose the use of an algorithm that favoured Trivago’s bigger spending clients. The matter will now return

Federal court gives green light to TPG and Vodafone merger
The TPG and Vodafone Hutchinson deal will finally go ahead after the federal court ruled a merger between the two companies will not substantially lessen competition. ACCC opposed the merger last year as it considered that TPG was likely to continue to roll out its own mobile network and become

Trivago used algorithm to mislead consumers on hotel deals, Federal Court rules
Hotel price comparison website Trivago misled consumers about hotel prices in its online and offline advertisements, the Federal Court has ruled, in a case which the ACCC says has implications for the disclosure of how advertising influences search results. Download: Which-50’s Simple Fast Easy magazine – Six great digital experience case

Federal court approves Nine-Fairfax deal
The Federal Court of Australia has approved the upcoming merger between Nine and Fairfax, clearing the final hurdle after Fairfax shareholders and the ACCC gave the deal the green light earlier this month. Former Domain CEO Antony Catalano had tried to stop the deal from going ahead with his legal team