The Cleveland Bridge vs Multiplex trial was one of the largest cases to result from the stadium project, but it certainly was not the only one. Here are three of the others …

Shareholders vs Multiplex

Australian shareholders of Multiplex have brought a class action against the firm claiming it misled them over the delays on Wembley. Last week, Multiplex’s exposure to the case was worsened when Australia’s federal court agreed to an amended claim by Maurice Blackburn, the shareholders’ solicitors, that takes the total losses claimed to A$220m (£100m). The decision also means shareholders will be allowed to bring similar actions related to two other projects – the West India Quay development in London Docklands and Qantas Airways’ heavy hangar facility in Queensland.

Multiplex vs Mott MacDonald

The emerging dispute between Multiplex and structural engineer Mott MacDonald has the potential to be the biggest battle so far. Multiplex has claimed that the consultant owes it about £253m for breaches of contract and negligence on the project. In the judgment on the CBUK damages case, Multiplex failed to prove that CBUK’s decision to walk off the site and defects in its work caused any delays to the scheme in the four months after CBUK left it. This means that Multiplex’s lawyers are even more likely to seek to prove Mott was responsible for the programme slipping.

Multiplex vs PC Harrington

Preliminary hearings took place earlier this year between Multiplex and PC Harrington. The concrete contractor claimed it was owed at least £17m on the project, which Multiplex then countered with a claim some of Harrington’s work was defective or incomplete. Harrington signed a £45m deal for the concrete work on Wembley in September 2002.