NZ Commission wins appeal for Viagogo injunction
New Zealand’s Court of Appeal overrules a High Court decision and allows the Commerce Commission to place temporary restrictions against Viagogo
News By | 3 October 2019
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has successfully appealed against a High Court decision that prevented the issuing of an injunction against Switzerland-based online ticket reseller Viagogo.
On Wednesday (2 October), New Zealand’s Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s ruling that it did not have the jurisdiction to place an injunction against Viagogo, given that the secondary site had not been served with court proceedings in its native Switzerland.
In February, the High Court had rejected the Commerce Commission’s…
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