More than 5500 affected entities across Australia have recently signed a collective prosecute book targeting ride-sharing giant Uber (Uber), the Australian news agency reported.
Thousands of taxi drivers, licence holders and operators have signed a collective prosecute book aimed at ride-sharing giant Uber.
More than 5500 affected entities across Australia have signed prosecute books, according to Maurice Blackburn's lawer.
Senior lawer Elizabeth O'Shea said she spoke to license buyers who had previously seen it as a reliable financial investment for their future, as did drivers and operators.
O'Shea said: "they have suffered a great blow in this matter."
Some have lost their retirement savings, others have lost their lives, and others have watched the value of business licences and license plates plummet.
Class action claims that Uber operated without complying with the relevant law because the driver did not have the proper official certification and did not drive a registered vehicle.
"some operators and drivers are considering working until their 70s to make up for their losses," O'Shea said. This is really unfair. "
The deadline for joining class action is extended to April 29.
A class action suit against Uber is expected to be filed with (Victorian Supreme Court)., the Supreme Court of Victoria, later this year.
Number of class action entities by state:
- Victoria-2036
- New state-1837
- Kunzhou-1121
- South Australia-539
(Cheng Pui-Yan)
