Thomson lawyer seeks damages from Labor

The lawyer for federal MP Craig Thomson (pic) claims NSW Labor promised him$35,000 in legal fees. Source: AAP

THE lawyer for federal MP Craig Thomson is seeking $35,000 in legal fees he claims NSW Labor promised him.

Lawyer Chris McArdle on Wednesday lodged a statement of claim in the NSW Local Court for $35,000 damages plus $1000 in costs.

Mr McArdle says NSW Labor secretary Sam Dastyari came to his office on February 21 and agreed to pay him $25,000 in seven days and $10,000 within the following 10 days.

The lawyer said Mr Dastyari - who had discussed the matter with Mr Thomson before the meeting - had made it clear the money was being offered to cover the former Labor MP's legal services.

Mr Thomson, who now sits as the Independent MP for the NSW seat of Dobell, is defending charges of misusing Health Services Union funds while he was the union's general secretary.

In the statement of claim, Mr McArdle cites text messages and emails between him and Mr Dastyari regarding account details.

Mr Dastyari, who was being sought for comment, has 28 days to file his defence.

Mr McArdle told AAP on Thursday he had never before met Mr Dastyari, nor had he done legal work for the ALP.

"He has been to my office but I've never been to his," Mr McArdle said.

The lawyer said he understood Mr Dastyari had told Mr Thomson that the reason the payment hadn't been made was because there was "some sort of delay".

"When time passed, he (Mr Dastyari) started denying that that which had taken place had ever taken place, which was rather pathetic," Mr McArdle told AAP.

Mr Thomson was suspended from the ALP in April 2012.

Mr Thomson declined to comment on the McArdle case.

But he told AAP two supporters, Mark Worthington and Rodney Allan, had so far raised close to $50,000 to cover his own legal bills.

"I am delighted with the support I have received through many, many donations from across Australia and from my region of the NSW Central Coast," Mr Thomson said.

"I would like to thank everybody who has supported me."

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