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(Bloomberg) Credit Suisse Group AG is suing a Georgian billionaire and his communications adviser over their decision to publish a copy of a report from Switzerland’s banking regulator on its handling of a former banker convicted of fraud. The two sides locked horns in a court hearing in London on Thursday, where Credit Suisse sought to extend a preliminary order forcing the report to be removed from the csvictims.com website. The public relations firm behind the website, Metigen, is asking for the court to lift the injunction pending a decision on whether there needs to be a full trial. The dispute is the latest in a long running battle between the Swiss bank and investors who were victims of Patrice Lescaudron, who was convicted of orchestrating a scheme to fake trades to cover losses that ran into the millions of dollars. The investors, including former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili who is also a defendant in the London lawsuit, believe Credit Suisse should bear so