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In appeal against SmileDirectClub, Invisalign says court didn’t get facts straight
Dental aligner maker Invisalign has appealed its loss in suit accusing competitor SmileDirectClub of misleading consumers about the cost and efficacy of its direct-to-consumer teeth alignment kits.
AGL Energy hit with competition class action
Big three energy supplier AGL is facing a class action alleging it misused its market power in breach of Australia's competition laws.
‘Completely at sea’: Banks push for class closure in flex commissions cases
Westpac, Macquarie and ANZ are seeking class closure orders ahead of mediation in three class actions over flexible commissions schemes, telling a court hearing they will be “completely at sea” without a better idea of the class size.
Apple can argue patent invalid because of HP device first sold in 2000
Apple can argue an Australian non-practicing entity that claims its patents for a remote entry system were infringed by the tech company's Touch ID and Face ID technology are invalid because of a Hewlett Packard handheld device that was first sold in 2000. 
ASIC hits Melbourne CFD broker with interim stop order
ASIC has issued an interim stop order barring a Melbourne-based investment broker from opening trading accounts or dealing in contracts for difference or margin foreign exchange contracts to retail investors. 
SMBC can add new claims in $34M case over Forum Finance receivables
SMBC has been cleared to add more claims to its $34 million suit against Humm Group after the fintech's subsidiary allegedly misled the Japanese bank about worthless receivables under contracts said to be forged by a Forum Group entity.
‘Fundamentally wrong’: Judge pans AMP’s payment to PwC for remediation review
It was "fundamentally wrong" that AMP Financial Planning paid consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers significantly more to review a court-ordered remediation than was paid to customers who suffered loss after an adviser churned life insurance policies for higher commissions, a judge has said.
Targets of Pokemon’s IP lawsuit were victims of identity theft, court told
The defendants in a trade mark infringement case by the Pokemon Company were the victims of identity theft and were wrongly named in the suit, a court has heard.
Zip wins high-stakes trade mark stoush with Firstmac
Buy now, pay later giant Zip Co has successfully defended a lawsuit over its use of Firstmac's 'Zip' trade mark and won its bid to have the mortgage provider’s mark removed for non-use.
Nine’s win in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case no watershed for publishers
With truth on its side, Nine's defeat of soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's lawsuit was a huge win for investigative journalism in Australia, but while it might make lawyers blink before bringing defamation cases, the victory is not a game-changer, experts say.