Takata Air Bag – Class closure and registration [2019] NSWSC 1493

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Takata Air Bag – Class closure and registration [2019] NSWSC 1493 Hearing dates: 25 October 2019 Decision date: 01 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Sackar J Decision: See paras [51]-[54] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Representative proceedings- registration – class closure – soft closure Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Capic v Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited [2016] FCA 1020 Gill v Ethicon Sárl (No 2) [2019] FCA 177 Kelly v Willmott Forests Ltd (CAN 063 263 650) (in liq) and Others (No 4) (2016) 335 ALR 429 Kuterba v Sirtex Medical Limited [2018] FCA 1467 Lam v Rolls Royce PLC (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 83 Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd & Anor [2017] FCAF 98 Texts Cited: n/a Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2017/340824: Louise Haselhurst v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited trading as Toyota Australia 2017/353017: Kimley Lloyd Whisson v Subaru (Aust) Pty Ltd 2017/378526: Akuratiya Kularathne v Honda Australia Pty Ltd 2018/9555: Owen Brewster v BMW Australia Ltd 2018/9565: Jaydan Bond v Nissan Motor Co Australia) Pty Ltd 2018/42244: Camilla Coates v Mazda Australia Pty Limited 2018/322648: Philip Dwyer v Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd trading as Volkswagen Australia Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff (s): SG Finch SC, Ms E Holmes Defendant(s): 2017/340824: G Rich SC, T Kane 2017/353017: T Boyle 2017/378526: J C Hewitt, D T Wong 2018/9555: T Prince 2018/9565: Ms R Higgins SC, J K Entwisle 2018/42244: C E Bannan 2018/322648: I Ahmed