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Judge slashes plaintiffs’ costs in Sydney light rail class action
A judge has ordered Transport for NSW to only pay 65 per cent of the costs of a class action over Sydney’s $3 billion light rail construction, finding it was not inappropriate to apportion costs even though the plaintiffs were largely successful.
Co-owner of Sydney eatery Machiavelli can’t peek at company’s books
The minority shareholder in Sydney restaurant Machiavelli Ristorante Italiano has lost his bid to review the company books in anticipation of bringing a second winding up application, after the relationship between the restaurant's co-owners broke down.
Light rail class action can’t claim funder’s commission as damages
A judge has declined a novel bid by the lead applicant in a class action over disruptions stemming from the construction of Sydney's $3 billion light rail to claim a funder’s 40 per cent commission as damages, rather than as a deduction from group members' payout.
Sydney light rail class action judge fears ‘opening a can of worms’ in siloing funder’s 40% cut
The lead plaintiff in a class action over Sydney’s light rail construction, who is seeking a $3 million judgment, has brought a novel bid for the NSW government to pay a funder’s 40 per cent commission as damages, rather than as a deduction from the amount owed to group members.
Law firm dropped from light rail class action can’t keep $1.25M security
A law firm that was replaced after feuding with its funder in a successful class action over Sydney’s 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.
Law firm dropped from Sydney light rail class action
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 firms’ relationship broke down while running the case together. 
Negligence suit tossed against expert retained in lawyer’s employment case
A psychiatrist who gave expert evidence in a lawyer’s human rights case against his former employer cannot be sued for negligence because he is protected by witness immunity, a judge has found. 
Transport for NSW reserves right to appeal Sydney light rail class action loss
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.
NSW government has to prove $3B light rail was ‘necessary’, class action says
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 “reasonably necessary” addition to the city's transport options.
Light rail class action plaintiffs want NSW on hook for litigation funder’s cut
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.