Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty Limited

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Federal Court of Australia

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

04/12/2012

LITIGATION TYPE

Corporate Accountability

SUBJECT MATTER

Consumer protection

REVIEW TYPE

Judicial review

SUMMARY

CONSUMER LAW – misleading or deceptive conduct – statements made in advertisements about the capacity of roof and exterior wall paint – preliminary issue – whether material represented that the paint would reduce the surface temperature of a roof and walls – whether the material represented that the paint would reduce the interior temperature of a room – whether headline statements qualified by other statements

CASE DOCUMENTS

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty Limited [2014] FCA 1158
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty Limited (No 2) [2016] FCA 1286

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