Takata Air Bags Class Action – Common Questions [2018] NSWSC 1868

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Takata Air Bags Class Action – Common Questions [2018] NSWSC 1868 Hearing dates: 16 November 2018 (Hearing) , 26 November, 29 November, 4 December 2018 (written submissions) Decision date: 11 December 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Sackar J Decision: See Consideration paras [15]-[43] Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – common questions – determination of common questions in representative proceedings – representative proceedings brought in relation to manufacture and installation of Takata airbags Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Cases Cited: Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd (2009) 238 CLR 304; [2009] HCA 25 Campomar Sociedad Limitada v Nike International Ltd (2000) 202 CLR 45; [2000] HCA 12 Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 392; [2013] HCA 25 Owen Brewster v BMW Australia Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1602 Potts v Miller (1940) 64 CLR 282; [1940] HCA 43 Scenic Tours Pty Ltd v Moore [2018] NSWCA 238 Wong v Silkfield Pty Ltd (1999) 199 CLR 255; [1999] HCA 48 Texts Cited: n/a Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiffs: Camilla Coates Phillip Dwyer Kimley Whisson Akuratiya Kularanthne Jaydan Bond Louise Haselhurst Owen Brewster