Law firm at centre of ‘dieselgate’ trial in ‘internal turmoil,’ court hears

The UK law firm representing 750,000 claimaints in the ‘dieselgate’ class action trial are in ‘turmoil’, the High Court heard. Pogust Goodhead (PG) is suing Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Nissan, Renault and Stellantis-owned Peugeot and Citroen for allegedly using ‘defeat devices’ to flout crucial emission tests between 2012 and 2017. Last week PG stated they want to remove itself as a joint lead law firm through an ‘agency agreement’ with Leigh Day who would take over the litigation. The company acts for…