Key Events

10 April 2025

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During a case management hearing, the Court heard concerns from the lead applicants about the adequacy of the documents discovered by Hyundai to date, and arguments from Hyundai that the lead applicants need to better articulate their engine defect theory. The Court has set a timetable for the lead applicants to bring any application for further and better discovery by 2 June 2025 (if the issues cannot be resolved between the parties) and, in the event that no application is filed, the lead applicants are to propose amendments to their statement of claim providing additional detail regardingthe alleged engine defects by 19 June 2025.

12 March 2025

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The Court granted Hyundai an extension of time to the Orders made on 6 September 2024 requiring Hyundai to produce discovery documents.

6 September 2024

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Giving effect to the judgment delivered on 28 August 2024, the Court ordered Hyundai to produce further documents in three tranches in November 2024 and January and March 2025.

28 August 2024

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The Court delivered its judgment in the application heard on 19 August 2024. The Court found in favour of the lead applicant by ordering that Hyundai produce most of the documents requested by the lead applicant.

19 August 2024

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The lead applicant’s application to require Hyundai to produce further documents relevant to the proceeding was heard by the Court. During the application, the lead applicant presented arguments about why the documents sought are relevant to its case, and Hyundai resisted the production of those documents. The Court reserved its decision until a later date.

13 June 2024

The lead applicant made another application for Hyundai to produce further documents.

27 May 2024

During a case management hearing, the Court heard arguments from the lead applicant about the inadequacy of the documents produced by Hyundai, as well as arguments from Hyundai that the class of Affected Vehicles should be reduced.

22 March 2024

Hyundai finalised its production of documents pursuant to the orders made on 21 December 2023 and 8 March 2024.