Commercial & Corporations
About this NPA
The Commercial and Corporations National Practice Area (NPA) covers commercial and corporations disputes within federal jurisdiction.
This NPA consists of six Sub-areas and each has a dedicated webpage for specific information about proceedings in those Sub-areas:
Latest Judgments
- 4 Oct 2024:
Rohrt (liquidator), in the matter of My Shared Services Pty Ltd (in liq) [2024] FCA 1146
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - application by liquidator for suppression or non-disclosure order of parts of an affidavit supporting an application for an extension of time under s 588FF(3)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - whether order necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice - relevant considerations - where the…
Judge: O'Bryan J - 3 Oct 2024:
Parwan Valley Mushrooms Pty Ltd, in the matter of Parwan Valley Mushrooms Pty Ltd (in liq) [2024] FCA 1164
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for the issue of an arrest warrant - where summons issued by the Court under s 596A of the Corporations Act 2001 requiring a director of a company to attend an examination about the company's examinable affairs - where director failed to attend examination in compliance with summons - relevant considerations…
Judge: O'Bryan J - 2 Oct 2024:
Rogan v White [2024] FCA 1163
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - suppression - whether order necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice - where parts of affidavits alleged to be the subject of legal professional privilege and without prejudice privilege
Judge: Jackman J
Latest Speeches & Papers
- 30 Jul 2024:
Observations on construing a commercial contract as a whole
Paper presented to the Western Australian Bar Association and Francis Burt Chambers Civil Litigation Skills Course.
- 21 Jun 2024:
Is cryptocurrency property?
Paper delivered to the Commercial Law Association of Australia
- 19 Feb 2024:
Limits on the duty of utmost good faith
Paper delivered to the Commercial Bar Association of Victoria, Insurance & Professional Negligence Section
Practice Notes
- Central Practice Note (CPN-1)
- Commercial and Corporations Practice Note (C&C-1)
- Schedule 1: Corporations and Corporate Insolvency
- Schedule 2: Insurance
- Corporations List - Notice to Practitioners
- Class Actions Practice Note (GPN-CA)
- Commercial Arbitration Practice Note (CA-1)
- Schemes of Arrangement (GPN-SOA)
- General and Personal Insolvency Practice Note (GPI-2)
Form & Rules
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Specific forms, rules and other information applicable to each of the Sub-areas are set out on the individual Sub-area webpages.
Legislation
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