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 Sep 2024:
Zonia Holdings Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited (No 6) [2024] FCA 1097
COSTS - whether the respondent should pay the applicants' costs of proving the truth of certain asserted facts in a disputed notice to admit - where parties otherwise in agreement that applicants should be jointly and severally liable to pay respondent's costs on a lump sum basis COSTS - whether costs should be assessed by a Registrar exercising…
Judge: Yates J - 20 Sep 2024:
Cody Gemtec Retail Pty Ltd v Underwriting Members of Syndicate 2003 at Lloyd's (Declassing Applications) [2024] FCA 1098
REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS - declassing applications - business interruption insurance class actions -COVID-19 pandemic and related government measures -where class actions commenced by insureds who claim they are entitled to be indemnified for loss for business interruption or inference - where insurer respondents seek to declass the proceedings…
Judge: Lee J - 20 Sep 2024:
Chubb Insurance Australia Limited v WSP Structures Pty Ltd [2024] FCAFC 123
INSURANCE - whether first respondent an insured -where named insured a construction company - where first respondent provided engineering services to named insured - where definition of "Insured" included "sub-contractors" engaged by named insured - whether primary judge erred in construing "sub-contractors" to mean a party who has been contracted …
Judge: O'Callaghan, Derrington and Jackman JJ
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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