Torley v Hyundai Motor Company Australia Pty Limited (No 3) [2024] FCA 209

Torley v Hyundai Motor Company Australia Pty Limited (No 3) [2024] FCA 209

The respondents succeeded in confining the scope of discovery sought by the applicants, and the applicants failed to persuade the court that broader discovery was warranted at the relevant time; therefore, the applicants should pay the respondents' costs of the discovery applications.

Parties
Applicant: Crystal Carol Torley; First Applicant: David Joseph Schleehauf; Second Applicant: Jessica Chantal Godan; First Respondent: Hyundai Motor Company Australia Pty Limited; Second Respondent: Hyundai Motor Company; First Respondent: Kia Australia Pty Ltd; Second Respondent: Kia Corporation
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 March 2024
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application / Costs Determination Following Discovery Application
Outcome
Applicants to pay respondents' costs of and incidental to the applicants' discovery applications.
Legal Topics
Costs, Discovery, Consumer Protection
Civil Procedure Costs Discovery Consumer Protection

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Parties

Crystal Carol Torley

Applicant

David Joseph Schleehauf

First Applicant

Jessica Chantal Godan

Second Applicant

Hyundai Motor Company Australia Pty Limited

First Respondent

Hyundai Motor Company

Second Respondent

Kia Australia Pty Ltd

First Respondent

Kia Corporation

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application / Costs Determination Following Discovery Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Determination of appropriate costs order for discovery applications
  2. 2 Assessment of parties' conduct in conferral and scope of discovery

Ratio Decidendi

The respondents succeeded in confining the scope of discovery sought by the applicants, and the applicants failed to persuade the court that broader discovery was warranted at the relevant time; therefore, the applicants should pay the respondents' costs of the discovery applications.

Court Disposition

Applicants to pay respondents' costs of and incidental to the applicants' discovery applications.

Orders

  • The applicant pay the respondents' costs of and incidental to the applicant's discovery application seeking non-standard discovery (NSD 131 of 2023).
  • The applicants pay the respondents' costs of and incidental to the applicants' discovery application seeking non-standard discovery (NSD 132 of 2023).