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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. 
Judge finds Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes, tosses defamation claims
Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith has lost his defamation case against Nine-owned Fairfax, with a judge finding Thursday it was true that Australia's most decorated soldier committed civilian murders in Afghanistan.
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.
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.
‘Don’t expect I’ll put up with crap’: Solicitor loses appeal of discourteousness finding
The director of a Sydney law firm has lost a bid to challenge a decision of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner, which slapped him with a caution for a failure to act courteously after he told a disgruntled client “don’t expect I’ll put up with crap” in a tense email exchange.
Pauline Hanson’s ‘back to Pakistan’ Tweet not based on Greens leader’s race, court told
One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has told a court her social media post calling on Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi to "piss off back to Pakistan" was not based on race or ethnicity.
Trans woman gets go-ahead to bring late discrimination case against Giggle for Girls
A judge has allowed a discrimination case brought by a transgender woman who was excluded from female social network Giggle for Girls to be brought out of time, finding there was a public interest in determining the “metes and bounds” of Gillard-era amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act.
Visa’s blockchain payment invention not patentable, IP Australia says
Payment giant Visa has lost an application for a patent covering a way to transfer assets between banks, with an IP Australia delegate saying the invention uses generic computer technology and is not patentable.
Former top judge lands post-retirement gig as referee in fight over J&J pelvic mesh settlement
The Federal Court's recently retired top judge has landed on his feet with his appointment by the court as referee to determine which of a group of competing firms should dole out a $300 million settlement that resolved the J&J pelvic mesh class actions.
Virgin class action wants DOCA indemnity clause amended to reflect ‘what creditors were told’
A class action of bond holders accusing Virgin Australia of failing to disclose its true financial position in a 2019 prospectus for a capital raising wants a contentious indemnity clause in the airline's DOCA narrowed, in proceedings a judge has said “increasingly resemble a farce".