Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Dialogue Consulting Pty Ltd v Instagram, Inc (No 2) [2021] FCA 1322 File number: VID 369 of 2019
Judgment of: BEACH J
Date of judgment: 27 October 2021
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – services provided on social media platforms – variation of injunction – conflicting terms of international instruments – US federal injunction – Federal Trade Commission (US) administrative order – whether conflicting obligations on Facebook entities – protection of user data including log-in details – change in material circumstances – balance of convenience – likelihood of FTC enforcement action – maintenance of status quo – prejudice caused by any variation – functionality of competing Instagram applications – broader discretionary considerations – variation sought refused
Cases cited: Re Walden Cloud Group Pty Ltd (atf Walden Cloud Group Trust) (admins apptd) (2021) 149 ACSR 637
Division: General Division
Registry: Victoria
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Regulator and Consumer Protection
Number of paragraphs: 114
Date of hearing: 22 and 25 October 2021
Counsel for the Applicant: Dr O Bigos QC with Mr Z De Kievit
Solicitor for the Applicant: Phi Finney McDonald
Counsel for the Respondents: Mr A Bannon SC with Mr C Bannan and Ms N Oreb
Solicitor for the Respondents: Corrs Chambers Westgarth
ORDERS VID 369 of 2019
BETWEEN: DIALOGUE CONSULTING PTY LTD (ACN 153 007 259) Applicant
AND: INSTAGRAM, INC. First Respondent
FACEBOOK, INC. Second Respondent
FACEBOOK IRELAND LIMITED (and another named in the Schedule) Third Respondent
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