# EU court adviser proposes fresh ruling on Google's €1.49B AdSense fine

_Published Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 5:39 AM EST · Policy, Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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An adviser to the EU's top court proposed Thursday that judges set aside the annulment of Google's €1.49B AdSense fine and return the case for a fresh ruling, The Next Web reported. Advocate General Juliane Kokott argued that the General Court imposed excessive requirements when assessing the duration of Google's publisher contracts.

The case concerns clauses restricting rival search advertisements on publishers' websites. Kokott said the Commission's cumulative assessment of the contracts was sufficient, without examining every clause in every contract separately.

Her opinion does not bind the court. Even if judges follow it, the fine would not automatically return: the General Court would need to issue a new judgment.

## Sources

- [The Next Web](https://thenextweb.com/news/googles-e1-49b-adsense-fine-was-wrongly-scrapped)

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Published: 2026-11-12T10:39:03.926Z
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