When assessing the balance of convenience for interlocutory injunctions in group proceedings involving compulsory relocation of businesses, the court must consider the different categories of affected persons and cannot make generalised assumptions about the adequacy of damages or the court's ability to protect all group members. The lesser risk of injustice may favour granting an injunction where refusal would expose some group members to irreparable harm that cannot satisfactorily be redressed.
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