Going to court over the NSW Liberal Party’s nomination blunder would be too costly and disruptive for the campaigning candidates, party heavyweights were told on Tuesday night via an email leaked to Crikey.
Lawyers who looked at the case on behalf of the Liberals also believed the outcome would be far from certain, according to the email to the party’s state executive committee written by acting state director Wilson Chessell.
“As you will recall, the state president wrote to you last week that the party would explore all options to rectify the issues regarding nominations for the local government elections on 14 September 2024,” Chessell wrote in the email.
“Subsequently, we sought urgent legal advice from Dr James Renwick SC and Brendan Lim.
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