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Light rail class action plaintiffs want NSW on hook for litigation funder’s cut
Transportation & Infrastructure 2022-11-15 4:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

Businesses bringing a class action over Sydney’s $3 billion light rail project are pursuing a bold new claim that the NSW government pay not only for damages related to their nuisance claims, but for the 40 percent commission the litigation’s funder wants from a post-trial judgment.

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In light rail class action trial, NSW government denies it ‘sat back and did nothing’
Trials 2022-11-09 9:49 pm By Sam Matthews

The New South Wales government has rejected a class action’s claims that it dropped the ball in relation to the identification and management of underground utilities which caused delays in Sydney’s $3 billion light rail project.

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Sydney’s $3B light rail was a ‘train wreck’, class action trial told
Trials 2022-11-07 4:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action on behalf of 3,500 business owners along Sydney’s light rail route has told a court that group members bore the brunt of the project’s delayed construction, described as “a train wreck which could be predicted from a mile away”.

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Uber loses fight to protect advice by lawyers sought to ‘avoid being caught’
Class Actions 2022-10-28 1:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Uber has lost its challenge to a decision that found many of its email exchanges with lawyers were made in furtherance of offences at the centre of class action claims and were not protected by legal professional privilege.

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Judge wants delayed Sydney light rail class action finished by year’s end
Transportation & Infrastructure 2022-10-24 1:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action trial over Sydney’s $3 billion light rail has been pushed off to next month after the applicant’s eleventh-hour amendments, but a judge has warned the parties they should wrap up the case by the end of the year..

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Judge who represented Sydney Trains won’t recuse herself from fight with union
Employment 2022-10-24 11:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a bid by the Australian rail union to recuse herself from hearing its case against Sydney Trains that seeks approval to deactivate Opal readers amid protracted industrial action, despite having represented the rail operator when she was a barrister last year. 

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Judge frowns on workers’ bid to shut down Opal in Sydney trains dispute
Employment 2022-10-21 4:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised concerns about a bid by the rail workers union for a judicial “green light” to deactivate ticket readers as part of a protracted industrial action in Sydney, saying the court should not be used as an “adviser”.

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Former SMEC employees charged over foreign bribery conspiracy
Transportation & Infrastructure 2022-10-11 2:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two former employees of the Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation have appeared in court facing foreign corruption charges linked to Sri Lankan infrastructure projects worth $14 million.

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Law firm investigates class action over $16B WestConnex project
Class Actions 2022-09-26 7:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

The $16 billion WestConnex construction in Sydney that has allegedly damaged the properties of tens of thousands of home owners is the target of a new class action investigation.

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Court upholds $50M award for Siemens in spat over Qatar transport contract
Construction 2022-09-07 11:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has upheld two arbitration awards worth $52 million for German industrial manufacturing giant Siemens against CIMIC-connected BIC Contracting LLC over a contract to build a “people mover system” in Qatar.

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