Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Specsavers Pty Ltd v Luxottica Retail Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 648 Citation: Specsavers Pty Ltd v Luxottica Retail Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 648
Parties: SPECSAVERS PTY LTD v LUXOTTICA RETAIL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
File number(s): NSD 446 of 2013
Judge: GRIFFITHS J
Date of judgment: 3 July 2013
Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES – misleading and deceptive conduct – whether advertising was comparative advertising or mere puffery – whether advertising was misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Sch 2 ss 18, 29 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Henry Kaye and National Investment Institute Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1363 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v King Island Meatworks and Cellars Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 859 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Lovelock Luke Pty Ltd (1997) 79 FCR 63 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Unilever Australia Ltd (1997) 40 IPR 354 Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd (2009) 238 CLR 304 Campomar Sociedad, Limitada v Nike International Ltd (2000) 202 CLR 45 General Newspapers Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation (1993) 45 FCR 164 Gillette Australia Pty Ltd v Energizer Australia Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1647 Global Sportsman Pty Ltd v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1984) 2 FCR 82 Hoover (Australia) Pty Ltd v Email Ltd (1991) 104 ALR 369 Jainran Pty Ltd v Boyana [2008] NSWSC 468 Luxottica Retail Australia Pty Ltd v Specsavers Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1344 Luxottica Retail Australia Pty Ltd v Specsavers Pty Ltd (2010) 267 ALR 721 O'Shea v Sullivan (1994) ATPR 46-124 Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191 Procter & Gamble Australia Pty Ltd v Energizer Australia Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1347 State Government Insurance Commission v JM Insurance Pty Ltd (1984) ATPR 40-465 Stuart Alexander and Co (Interstate) Pty Ltd v Blenders Pty Ltd (1981) 53 FLR 307 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Optus Communications Pty Ltd (1996) 36 IPR 515 Tobacco Institute of Australia Ltd v Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations Inc (1992) 38 FCR 1 TPG Internet Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2012] FCAFC 190 Trade Practices Commission v Telstra Corporation Limited (1993) ATPR 41-256 Trade Practices Commission v Optus Communications Pty Ltd (1996) 64 FCR 326
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