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:

14 Jun 2019: All Class Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Chubb Insurance Company of Australia (in liquidation) [2019] FCA 928
Judge: Allsop CJ
14 Jun 2019: AIG Australia Limited v Kaboko Mining Limited [2019] FCAFC 96
INSURANCE - professional indemnity insurance - directors and officers liability policy - appeal from decision of primary judge on preliminary question - whether an insolvency exclusion precluded cover under the policy for the claims made by the first respondent - proper construction of the insolvency exclusion - whether the subject matter of the…
Judge: Allsop CJ, Derrington and Colvin JJ
14 Jun 2019: Roufeil v Fiore, in the matter of the Bankrupt Estate of Peter Andrew Fiore (No 2) [2019] FCA 916
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY - application to set aside examination summons - examination summonses set aside in part
Judge: Jackson J

10 May 2019: Judicial cooperation in cross-border insolvency
Presented at the UNCCA Fifth Annual May Seminar, Canberra, by Justice Gleeson
1 Nov 2018: Opening address at the AILA National Conference
Presented at the AILA National Conference in Perth by Chief Justice Allsop.
15 Oct 2018: The role of law in international commercial arbitration
Paper presented at the CIArb Inaugural Annual Lecture, Melbourne, by Chief Justice Allsop.

Central Practice Note (CPN-1)
Commercial and Corporations Practice Note (C&C-1)
- Schedule 1: General and Personal Insolvency
- Schedule 2: Corporations and Corporate Insolvency
- Schedule 3: International Commercial Arbitration
Class Actions Practice Note (GPN-CA)

Forms:	Form 15 - Originating application Either Form 17 - Statement of claim OR NCF1 Concise statement Form 59 - Affidavit
Rules:	Federal Court Rules 8.01(1) , 8.04(1), 8.05(1)(a) and 29.02(1)

Specific forms, rules and other information applicable to each of the Sub-areas are set out on the individual Sub-area webpages.