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
- 30 Sep 2022:
Algeri, in the matter of Royal Express Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1169
CORPORATIONS - application for issue of arrest warrant - failure to comply with summons to attend to be examined about the examinable affairs of a company in liquidation - whether to make orders for issue of arrest warrant
Judge: McEvoy J - 30 Sep 2022:
AFSH Nominees Pty Ltd v State of Western Australia [2022] FCA 1168
CORPORATIONS - application by mortgagee under s 568F of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) for order vesting in its name a disclaimed residential property - where liquidator also purported to disclaim the 'mortgage agreement' between the company and the mortgagee - where liquidator elected to not appear and did not file a submitting appearance -…
Judge: Colvin J - 29 Sep 2022:
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2022] FCA 1149
CORPORATIONS - conflicted remuneration - application of ss 963A, 963E, 963L and 963K of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) to certain alleged benefits provided by the First Defendant (CBA) and the Second Defendant (CFSIL) (collectively, Defendants) - whether the alleged benefits relating to the distribution of a superannuation product were…
Judge: Anderson J
Latest Speeches & Papers
- 9 Jun 2022:
Recent developments in Competition Law: Cartel cases
Speech given by Justice Wigney at the book launch of Michael Gvozdenovic and Stephen Puttick (eds.), ‘Current Issues in Competition Law’ (The Federation Press, 2021). - 15 Oct 2021:
Some thoughts about proof in competition cases
Delivered virtually at the 18th Annual Competition Law and Economics Workshop. - 10 Mar 2021:
International Commercial Courts: Next frontier or latest trend?
Delivered at the first session of the Singapore International Commercial Court Symposium 2021, online by Chief Justice Allsop AO.
Practice Notes
- Central Practice Note (CPN-1)
- Commercial and Corporations Practice Note (C&C-1)
- Schedule 1: Corporations and Corporate Insolvency
- Schedule 2: Insurance
- Class Actions Practice Note (GPN-CA)
- Commercial Arbitration Practice Note (CA-1)
- 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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