Substantive procedural orders

On 5 August 2025, the Federal Court made a number of procedural orders to progress the Taylor DPF Class Action.  By way of summary, these orders provided for:

• the Taylor DPF Class Action to be case managed and heard together with the Williams DPF Class Action (information about which can be found here);
• Toyota to file its defence and the applicant to file his reply;
• the parties to give discovery of documents relevant to the applicant’s acquisition and ownership of his vehicle to one another; and
• the parties to file evidence in relation to the applicant’s acquisition and ownership of his vehicle.

A copy of the orders made on 5 August 2025 can be accessed here.

Opt-out

On 5 September 2025, the Federal Court made further orders providing for an Opt-Out Notice to be issued to Group Members in the Taylor DPF Class Action.  A copy of this notice, which was issued on 31 October 2025, can be accessed here.

By way of explanation, the Taylor DPF Class Action is an “open class action” meaning it was brought by the applicant on his behalf and on behalf of other persons who also own the affected Toyota vehicles (known as “Group Members”).  The criteria for Group Members in the Taylor DPF Class Action can be found here.

In an open class action, any Group Members who do not wish to participate in the class action must “opt out” of the class action by sending a completed opt-out form to the Court.  Group Members who “opt out” will not be bound by the outcome of the Taylor DPF Class Action and will not receive any money from the class action if it is successful.

Group Members who do not “opt out” will remain part of the class action.

Register your interest in the Taylor DPF Class Action

Group Members can register their interest in the Taylor DPF Class Action at this link.

While it is not necessary to register to remain part of the class action, it is likely that Group Members will need to register at some point to receive any money to which you may become entitled in the class action.

We will provide a further update following the next case management hearing, which has been listed on 19 December 2025.  It is likely that at this case management hearing, the Taylor DPF Class Action will be listed for trial in 2026.