Former RCR Tomlinson chief executive Paul Dalgleish, who has been pitched by new employer Tempo Australia as a man who boosts investor wealth, is unlikely to be called to court until next year if a class action trial against the collapsed engineering group goes ahead.

The NSW Supreme Court has told plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit, which is being led by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, that they have until late October to complete their evidence, with a directions hearing not scheduled until November 6.