A law firm that was replaced after feuding with its funder in a successful class action over Sydneyâs light rail construction has lost a bid to keep $1.25 million in security for costs, after claiming it has a right to the money due to unpaid fees.
The law firm on record for a class action over the Sydney Light Rail has been dropped by the lead plaintiffs and replaced by class action boutique Banton Group after the firmsâ relationship broke down while running the case together.Â
Two law firms that have been jointly running a class action against the NSW government over light rail construction in Sydney are now competing to run the case solo, after their relationship broke down and the funder lost confidence in one of the firms, a court has heard.
Transport for NSW is weighing an appeal after a judge found it was liable to pay damages in a class action brought on behalf of small businesses over interference caused by the construction of Sydney’s $3 billion light rail network.
A judge has found the state of NSW liable to compensate the lead plaintiffs in a class action brought on behalf of small businesses over the âsubstantial and unreasonableâ interference caused by the construction of Sydney’s $3 billion light rail network, but he flagged âsignificant problemsâ in applying his findings to thousands of potential group members.
Closing a class action trial over Sydney’s $3 billion light rail, a lawyer for 3,500 small businesses told a judge Wednesday the NSW government had to show that building the tram network was a âreasonably necessaryâ addition to the city’s transport options.
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.
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 Sydneyâs $3 billion light rail project.
A class action on behalf of 3,500 business owners along Sydneyâs light rail route has told a court that group members bore the brunt of the projectâs delayed construction, described as âa train wreck which could be predicted from a mile awayâ.
A class action trial over Sydneyâs $3 billion light rail has been pushed off to next month after the applicantâs eleventh-hour amendments, but a judge has warned the parties they should wrap up the case by the end of the year..