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
- 11 Nov 2026:
Timor Resources Holdings Pty Limited v Osborne (Management of Related Proceedings) [2026] FCA 1705
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – case management of three related proceedings – overlapping corporate disputes concerning company records, corporate authority and investment transactions – coordinated hearing without consolidation – avoidance of duplicated evidence, repeated credit findings, cost and delay – recently commenced proceeding – procedural…
Judge: LEE J - 11 Nov 2026:
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Pattenden (Liability and Penalty–Clayton) [2026] FCA 1692
CORPORATIONS – where the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) seeks declarations, the imposition of pecuniary penalties and disqualification orders against five defendants for contraventions of ss 180(1), 181(1) and 182(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – where ASIC reached agreement on liability and relief with the fifth…
Judge: KENNETT J - 11 Nov 2026:
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Pattenden (Liability and Penalty–Wilson) [2026] FCA 1691
CORPORATIONS – where the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) seeks declarations, the imposition of pecuniary penalties and disqualification orders against five defendants for contraventions of ss 180(1), 181(1) and 182(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – where ASIC reached agreement on liability and relief with the third…
Judge: KENNETT J
Latest Speeches & Papers
- 29 Oct 2026:
Fiduciaries in modern commerce
A paper delivered in the Seminar Series to mark the first fifty years of the operation of the Federal Court.
- 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
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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