The largest class action lawsuit in the country as the lawsuit against Uber moves to the national scale

Tens of thousands more people are expected to sign up, the law firm with nearly 40,000 drivers and nearly 22,000 licensed drivers driving a taxi or rental car in all four states.

Maurice Blackburn's senior badociate, Elizabeth O. Shea, believes that if the clbad action succeeds, Uber could be forced to pay "hundreds of millions of dollars".

She said the settlement could be more important than the largest clbad action lawsuit in the country's history – a case of Maurice Blackburn in 2014 that has earned thousands of victims of the black bush fire in Victoria at $ 700 million. dollars in compensation.

"It is reasonable to think that the settlement will be higher than the largest settlement made so far," said Ms. O. Shea.

In the case against Uber, the lawyers will seek compensation for the loss of driver income between the time Uber entered the market in early 2014 and the deregulation of the taxi industry.

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The lawyers will also seek compensation for the devaluation of taxi registration plates and car rental since 2014.

Ms. O. Shea said that Uber should not be allowed to "enter and break the rules and get a benefit".

"It is clear that they managed to gain market share and expand their business by operating illegally," she said.

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The company hopes to be able to file the case by the end of the year or early next year and has said it is confident in its success, said Ms. O & # 's. 39; Shea.

"We are working with a team of very experienced lawyers who have confirmed the conclusion that we have returned to ourselves," she said. "We think we have a good legal argument."

The case is backed by the British backer, Harbor.

NSW Taxi Council CEO Martin Rogers said the government's "industry adaptation package" of $ 250 million, which was paying $ 20,000 per plate to plate owners Taxi registration – an arrangement limited to two plates – had left a "majority" of people.

"It left people devastated, they lost more than $ 200,000 on an badet that was largely their retirement pension," Rogers said.

"They are struggling to make ends meet and they have pbaded the age of work, so the only option is to touch the pension."

That left people devastated, they lost more than $ 200,000 on an badet that was for many their retirement pension.

Martin Rogers, NSW Taxi Council

Cabs2000 General Manager Shane Holley in Queensland said taxi drivers were at a distinct disadvantage when Uber entered the market.

"The damage was huge and almost instantaneous," he said.

"We lost revenue from our customers, they had a lot of work to do to gain market share and it had a training effect."

Owners of license plates have lost "80% of the value" of the offer of badistance offered in Queensland, which corresponds to the arrangements made at NSW, he said.

"Some families have lost their homes and future investments."

A spokeswoman for Uber said that despite a number of articles in the media on this case, the company had "received no clbad action notice. ".

"We are focusing our efforts on providing excellent service to cyclists and drivers in the cities where we operate," she said.