{"id":3703,"date":"2023-02-15T07:37:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/15\/viagogo-civil-trial-begins-in-new-zealand\/"},"modified":"2023-02-15T07:37:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:37:41","slug":"viagogo-civil-trial-begins-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/15\/viagogo-civil-trial-begins-in-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Viagogo civil trial begins in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Viagogo faces a month-long civil trial in New Zealand\u2019s High Court from today (Wednesday) as its long-standing battle with the country\u2019s market watchdog continues.<\/p>\n<p>The Commerce Commission began action against the resale site five years ago after a series of complaints from fans who claimed to have bought fake tickets and paid over the odds for sporting fixtures and music events.<\/p>\n<p>Under threat of a court injunction, Viagogo made several changes to its operations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/2020\/03\/06\/new-zealand-watchdog-ceases-interim-injunction-case-viagogo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Zealand in response to the regulator\u2019s claims in 2020<\/a>, but the Commerce Commission is still chasing further action.<\/p>\n<p>The commission is asking the court to formally declare that Viagogo has breached the Fair Trading Act. It also wants the clause that was in Viagogo\u2019s contract, which claimed it could only be sued by customers in New Zealand through the Swiss courts, to be formally declared unfair.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing was to start on Monday, but it was delayed for two days due to fears over Cyclone Gabrielle.<\/p>\n<p>The Commerce Commission began civil proceedings against Viagogo in August 2018. It accused Viagogo of breaching New Zealand\u2019s Fair Trading Act by claiming, among other things, to be an \u2018official\u2019 seller when it was not and that tickets were limited or about to sell out.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2020, Viagogo, under threat of a formal injunction, agreed to take reasonable steps to ensure that the phrases \u201cAll tickets 100% guaranteed!\u201d or \u201c100% guaranteed\u201d would not appear in Google search results.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Mary-Anne Borrowdale, the commission\u2019s general counsel, consumer and competition, said that while the changes meant it would not pursue an injunction, the substantive case remained resolved.<\/p>\n<p>She said at the time: \u201cThe main case continues and we will continue to move towards a full hearing on the matters we first raised in August 2018. We still urge ticket buyers to purchase from official ticket websites. Avoid clicking on the first internet search result you see for an event. Scroll down the page and find the official ticket outlet or, if you aren\u2019t sure, visit the artist\u2019s or organiser\u2019s website to find out who is the official ticket seller.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<div class=\"tax-cat-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Awards<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Tags<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Stadiums<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/2023\/02\/15\/viagogo-civil-trial-begins-in-new-zealand\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Viagogo faces a month-long civil trial in New Zealand\u2019s High Court from today (Wednesday) as its long-standing battle with the country\u2019s market watchdog continues. 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