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
- 20 Dec 2024:
Walker (Administrator), in the matter of Goldin Australia Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) [2024] FCA 1518
CORPORATIONS - application for extension of time to convene second meeting of creditors - ss 439A and 447A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - administrators appointed - application pursuant to s 57 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) to appoint administrators as receivers and managers of trust property - orders made
Judge: Shariff J - 20 Dec 2024:
Goodin, in the matter of Goodin [2024] FCA 1512
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY - application under s 180 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) to accept the resignation of a trustee of the regulated debtors' estates and for the subsequent appointment of a replacement registered trustee in bankruptcy - application pursuant to r 1.34 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) to dispense with the requirements…
Judge: McEvoy J - 20 Dec 2024:
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v ALAMMC Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] FCA 1505
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- where Receivers appointed to the property of the defendants by the Court whilst ASIC conducting an investigation -- whether the Receivers would be justified and acting reasonably in refusing to consent to pay and in not paying from the property of a defendant reasonable legal costs incurred by the defendant -- orders made …
Judge: O'Sullivan 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.
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