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
- 24 Apr 2024:
Windsor Family Assets Pty Ltd v Green Day Energy Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (No 2) [2024] FCA 412
COSTS - application for security for costs - hopeless defence which had no chance of success - defendant must have known that defences lacked credibility - indemnity costs awarded
Judge: Derrington J - 24 Apr 2024:
Dyirranga Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2024] FCA 411
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - service of application to set aside statutory demand under s 459G(3)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - where application and supporting affidavit filed via eLodgement - where copies of application and supporting affidavit served before being accepted for filing - where documents served did not include seal of Court,…
Judge: Markovic J - 24 Apr 2024:
Cappello v Homebuilding Pty Ltd (formerly known as Hammond & Simonds NSW Pty Ltd) [2024] FCA 413
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Whether leave to appeal is required against costs judgment - Where decision does not finally determine the substantive rights of the parties - Leave to appeal is required PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Whether leave to appeal should be granted - Whether decision is attended with sufficient doubt to warrant its being reconsidered …
Judge: Meagher J
Latest Speeches & Papers
- 19 Feb 2024:
Limits on the duty of utmost good faith
Paper delivered to the Commercial Bar Association of Victoria, Insurance & Professional Negligence Section - 1 May 2023:
The role of courts in relation to commercial arbitration
Keynote address to ACICA Corporate Members - 9 Jun 2022:
Recent developments in Competition Law: Cartel cases
Speech given by Justice Wigney at the book launch of Michael Gvozdenovic and Stephen Puttick (eds.), ‘Current Issues in Competition Law’ (The Federation Press, 2021).
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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