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 Aug 2026:
Holt v Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (No 2) [2026] FCA 1191
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to amend pleadings – where applicants have already filed evidence – where respondents’ evidence is at an advanced stage of preparation – where lack of adequate explanation for delay – where any prejudice can be ameliorated by an order for costs – where other issues raised are better determined at final hearing…
Judge: JACKMAN J - 20 Aug 2026:
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Netwealth Investments Limited [2026] FCA 1186
CORPORATIONS – duty under s 912A(1)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to do all things necessary to ensure that the financial services covered by a financial services licence were provided efficiently, honestly and fairly – where plaintiff alleges that the defendants contravened ss 912A(1)(a) and 912A(5A) of the Act in operating the Netwealth…
Judge: MCEVOY J - 14 Aug 2026:
Fitzgerald, in the matter of Fitzgerald [2026] FCA 1154
CORPORATIONS – directors – disqualification – application by disqualified director (who was an undischarged bankrupt) for leave to manage the corporate trustee of a self-managed superannuation fund – where application not opposed – where circumstances that led to bankruptcy included unpaid taxation liabilities – where other circumstances supported …
Judge: MOSHINSKY 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.
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