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Boston Scientific hit with pelvic mesh class action
AJB Stevens 2021-03-03 11:52 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Medical device giant Boston Scientific faces a class action on behalf of women who allege they suffered debilitating injuries from the company’s pelvic mesh products.

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Court won’t save Greensill from ‘catastrophic’ expiry of $4.6B insurance policy
Adam Hochroth 2021-03-02 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Embattled financial services firm Greensill Capital has lost an emergency bid for a temporary mandatory injunction that would have forced its insurer to renew trade credit policies covering $4.6 billion in client loans as it fights to avoid collapse.

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ASIC accuses REST of deceiving members over super fund transfers
Albert Ounapuu 2021-03-02 9:48 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought court action against Retail Employees Superannuation, alleging the super trustee may have misled members about their ability to move their super out of the REST Trust.

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Financial adviser drops defence in ASIC’s bad advice case against IOOF unit
Caroline Kenny 2021-03-02 3:00 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A former financial planner of IOOF unit RI Advice, who has been accused by ASIC of pocketing hefty commissions from clients steered to risky investments, has abandoned his defence on the second day of trial.

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Fair trial may not be possible for adviser targeted by ASIC in IOOF unit case, court told
ASIC 2021-03-01 9:57 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A financial adviser at the centre of ASIC’s bad advice case against an IOOF unit might mount an argument that a fair trial is not possible because of his “fulsome” answers to investigators during a compulsory examination.

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ASIC proves prescient with failure of mediation on eve of IOOF trial
ASIC 2021-02-26 9:52 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

ASIC’s warning about the futility of mediation with an IOOF subsidiary has proved prophetic, with talks last week failing to resolve the regulator’s case ahead of trial starting Monday.

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Remains of accused con artist Melissa Caddick found on NSW South Coast
ASIC 2021-02-26 9:38 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Police have identified human remains found on a beach on the NSW South Coast as Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick, who has not been seen since November.

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Melbourne Storm takes ex-CEO Dave Donaghy to court over Broncos defection
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2021-02-25 4:09 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

National rugby league team Melbourne Storm has brought legal action against former CEO Dave Donaghy seeking an injunction banning him from taking on the top post at the Brisbane Broncos until August.

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Landmark media bargaining code passes parliament
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-02-25 2:54 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Historical legislation by the Morrison government requiring Google and Facebook to pay for news on their platforms has passed parliament after amendments were won by the digital giants.

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Accused fraudster Melissa Caddick spent every cent of investors’ money, liquidator says
ASIC 2021-02-24 10:56 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Missing Sydney businesswomen Melissa Caddick was “meticulous and systematic” in generating fake financial records but never made a single investment, pocketing tens of millions of dollars from unwitting family and friends, liquidators say.

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