Louise Haselhurst v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited trading as Toyota Australia [2020] NSWSC 1607

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Louise Haselhurst v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited trading as Toyota Australia [2020] NSWSC 1607 Hearing dates: 6 November 2020 Decision date: 16 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Sackar J Decision: See paras [85]-[86] Catchwords: COSTS — Security for costs — Appropriate quantum of security — When tranches of security ought to be paid — Where applicant is the defendant in one of seven Takata Air Bag Class Action Proceedings — Where extent of the evidence and how the remainder of the proceedings will be case managed yet to be determined ­— Consideration of conflicting approaches employed by plaintiff 's and defendant's experts Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 67 Cases Cited: ACN 115 918 959 Pty Ltd v Hoeys Lawyers Pty Ltd & Ors (Costs Ruling) [2018] VSC 508 Allen Dodd as Trustee for the Dodd Superannuation Fund v Shine Corporate [2018] QSC 40 Allstate Life Insurance Co v ANZ Banking Group Ltd (1995) 134 ALR 187 Andrianakis v Uber Technologies (Ruling No 1) [2019] VSC 850 Ashington Capital Pty Ltd v Parissen Capital (Project X) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 410 Bryan E Fencott & Associates Pty Ltd v Eretta Pty Ltd (1987) 16 FCR 497 CBX2 Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1969 David William Pallas v Julie Ann Pallas as trustees for the Pallas Family Superannuation Fund v Lendlease Corporation Limited, NSW Supreme Court proceedings 2019/00122037 De Jong v Carnival [2016] NSWSC 347 DIF III Global CoInvestment Fund LP v BBLP LLC [2015] VSC 484 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd (2004) 208 ALR 564 Local Democracy Matters Inc v Infrastructure NSW (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 118 Money Max Int Pty Ltd (Trustee) v QBE Insurance Group Ltd (2018) 358 ALR 382 Pathway Investments Pty Ltd & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited [2012] VSC 97 Takata Air Bags Class – Common Questions [2018] NSWSC 1868 Webster (Trustee) v Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co Ltd (No 4) [2020] FCA 1053 Wollongong City Council v FPM Constructions Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 523 Texts Cited: n/a Category: Costs Parties: Louise Haselhurst (plaintiff) Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited trading as Toyota Australia (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms E Holmes, Ms R Mansted (plaintiff) Mr P Flynn SC, Mr T Kane (defendant)