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
- 17 Sep 2026:
PlayWest Pty Ltd v Apple Inc [2026] FCA 1464
CORPORATIONS – application for urgent interlocutory injunction restraining first defendant from terminating agreements with plaintiffs and restoring PlayWest App to App store – where plaintiff stands to incur significant loss from removal of App – where plaintiffs claim App being removed from App store and termination was breach of agreements –…
Judge: COLVIN J - 6 Oct 2026:
Sech Finance Pty Limited v RAMS Financial Group Pty Limited (Initial Trial) [2026] FCA 1458
CONTRACTS – mortgage broking franchise for five-year term – authorised credit representative arrangements – revocation of authorised credit representative arrangements followed by notice of proposed termination of franchise agreement – contractual provisions governing revocation and proposed termination – interaction between contractual powers and …
Judge: LEE J - 24 Sep 2026:
Ziebarth v Nayaned [2026] FCA 1459
CORPORATIONS – application for urgent interlocutory injunction to restrain first defendant from dealing with its assets or selling its business – where plaintiff claims to be a director and shareholder of first defendant – where plaintiff claims any dealing with the assets of the first defendant and sale of the business not properly authorised –…
Judge: COLVIN J
Latest Speeches & Papers
- 21 Feb 2026:
Breach of fiduciary duty - the good, the bad and the ugly
Paper delivered to the SA Bar Association Conference
- 4 Sep 2025:
Some reflections on the use of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology in insurance litigation
Speech presented at the Australian Professional Indemnity Group National Conference
- 28 Mar 2025:
Superannuation trustees’ duty to make money for their beneficiaries
Paper delivered to the Law Council of Australia Superannuation Lawyers' Conference
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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