Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Telstra Corporation Limited v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1372 File number: NSD 799 of 2020
Judgment of: JAGOT J
Date of judgment: 25 September 2020
Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW – prohibitions against misleading or deceptive conduct and false or misleading representations – telecommunication coverage advertisements – whether statements made in advertisement conveyed misleading representation concerning telecommunication coverage – whether advertisement conveys comparison – applicable legal principles – application dismissed
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Schedule 2 (Australian Consumer Law) ss 18, 29(1)(b), 29(1)(g), 34
Cases cited: ACCC v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2020] FCAFC 130 Campomar Sociedad Limitada v Nike International Ltd [2000] HCA 12; (2000) 202 CLR 45 Google Inc v ACCC [2013] HCA 1; (2013) 249 CLR 435 Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd [1982] HCA 44; (1982) 149 CLR 191 Tobacco Institute of Australia Ltd v Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations Inc (1992) 38 FCR 1
Division: General Division
Registry: New South Wales
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Regulator and Consumer Protection
Number of paragraphs: 21
Date of hearing: 18 September 2020
Counsel for the Applicant: R Higgins SC with C Bannan
Solicitor for the Applicant: King & Wood Mallesons
Counsel for the Respondent: N Young QC with A Barraclough
Solicitor for the Respondent: Clayton Utz
ORDERS NSD 799 of 2020
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