Herbert Smith is advising Virgin Rail Group on its legal action against the Government after the company lost control of the West Coast Main Line franchise to rival rail operator FirstGroup earlier this month. Virgin Rail has issued court proceedings today (28 August) to stop the Government signing the contract with FirstGroup, ahead of the deadline for action set at midnight tonight. London dispute resolution partner Nusrat Zar is leading the Herbert Smith team working on the matter.
August 28, 2012 at 06:44 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Herbert Smith is advising Virgin Rail Group on its legal action against the Government after the company lost control of the West Coast Main Line franchise to rival rail operator FirstGroup earlier this month.
Virgin Rail has issued court proceedings today (28 August) to stop the Government signing the contract with FirstGroup, ahead of the deadline for action set at midnight tonight. London dispute resolution partner Nusrat Zar is leading the Herbert Smith team working on the matter.
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