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Slater & Gordon considers pelvic mesh class action
Slater and Gordon is mulling a class action on behalf of women who suffered complications after receiving a pelvic mesh implant, in the wake of a damning parliamentary report on the controversial devices.
Mortgage aggregator can’t halt derivative suit over Macquarie Bank deal
A judge on Wednesday refused a bid by Australian mortgage aggregator Connective Group to put on hold a derivative lawsuit by a shareholder against the company's bigwigs over the sale of 25 percent of the business to Macquarie Bank, saying there were no special circumstances justifying a stay.
Pelvic mesh report calls for medical device registry
A long-awaited congressional report has called for an overhaul of medical device regulation in Australia, in the wake of a system-wide failure to protect women who suffered "devastating" consequences after being implanted with faulty vaginal mesh products.
Judge dismisses ex-Norton Rose lawyer’s arguments for mediation move
A judge on Wednesday issued his reasons for refusing a bid by a former Norton Rose Fulbright lawyer to move scheduled mediation of the case out of Sydney, and he didn't pull any punches.
Biotech co. settles case over low-GI sugar patent claims
Australian biotech company Holista Colltech has resolved litigation over ASX announcements that said it was collaborating with a Nobel Prize nominee to file a patent for the world's first low-GI sugar.
CSIRO wins challenge to Rio Tinto patent
CSIRO has won a challenge to an application for a mining patent filed by mining giant Rio Tinto, with an IP Australia delegate finding no patentable subject matter could be claimed.
Reckitt can’t ban P&G TV ad in dish detergent dust-up
Reckitt Benckiser Australia has lost a bid for an interim ban on a commercial by rival Procter & Gamble that claims Fairy Platinum dishwashing detergent is better than RBA's Finish Quantum detergent, with a judge ruling the scientific evidence backs up the claim.
GetSwift hit with second shareholder suit
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has filed a shareholder class action against GetSwift alleging it provided inadequate disclosures and misled investors with its overhyped announcements about business contracts, one month after Squire Patton Boggs brought a similar suit.
RBS to pay $12.58 million to settle class action
The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to pay $12.58 million to settle a consumer class action brought on behalf of purchasers of its financial products. 
Slater and Gordon looks at Tathra bushfire class action
Residents and property owners whose homes were damaged or destroyed after a bushfire in Tathra, NSW -- believed to have been sparked by an Essential Energy power line -- are being invited to join a potential class action by Slater and Gordon.