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:

24 Jan 2020: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Geowash Pty Ltd (Subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) (No 4) [2020] FCA 23
CONSUMER LAW - application by regulator for relief orders and pecuniary penalties against a company, its sole director and its 'national franchising manager' - where findings as to liability made - where findings of unconscionable conduct and breach of the good faith obligation made - where director and 'national franchising manager' found to be…
Judge: Colvin J
23 Jan 2020: Epsilon Insurance Broking Services Pty Ltd v Liberty Managing Agency Limited (No 2) [2020] FCA 20
INSURANCE - where insured covered by applicant under combined business liability policy and by respondents under management liability policy - where insured charged, convicted and sentenced for pollution offence following incident at site resulting in diesel spill - whether respective policies respond to provide cover for steps taken by the…
Judge: Allsop CJ
22 Jan 2020: Crown Resorts Limited v Zantran Pty Limited [2020] FCAFC 1
CONTRACTS - express obligations of confidence allegedly preventing voluntary communications with the solicitors for opposing party in litigation - primary judge followed AS v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Ruling No 6) [2016] VSC 774; 53 VR 631 in exercising a discretion to relieve persons owing otherwise enforceable obligations…
Judge: Allsop CJ, White and Lee JJ

19 Oct 2019: Assessing the future: The challenge of running competition cases
Presented by Justice Middleton at the 17th Annual Competition Law and Economics Workshop, 'Competition law: The penicillin of public policy?'
26 Sep 2019: The intersection of companies and trusts
Paper presented at the Harold Ford Memorial Lecture, by Chief Justice Allsop.
11 Jul 2019: An Australian international commercial court - Not a bad idea or what a bad idea?
Presented at the Australian Bar Association’s Convergence 2019 Conference by Justice Colvin.

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.