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
- 12 Dec 2024:
Stolyar v Scott (Trustee), in the matter of Stolyar (Bankrupt) (Leave to Appeal) [2024] FCA 1425
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for leave to appeal from judgment determining application for the enforcement of orders and declarations made previously - no prospects of success. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - orders made pursuant to liberty to apply - purpose of liberty to apply - orders made consequential upon relief ordered in primary judgment…
Judge: Needham J - 12 Dec 2024:
Inruse Pty Limited as trustee for the 224 Hinxman Trust v Equity Lenders Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1434
AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER LAW - where applicant alleged it entered into three loans because of misleading and deceptive conduct - alleged misleading and deceptive conduct in written material - whether the representation was conveyed by the whole of the conduct assessed in context - conduct not misleading and deceptive conduct - causation not established …
Judge: Thawley J - 12 Dec 2024:
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Meg's Flowers Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1435
CONSUMER LAW - where respondent online floristry business - where respondent admitted to contraventions of ss 18, 29(1)(k) and 33 of the Australian Consumer Law referable to marketing and sale of flowers - where parties jointly sought declarations and other relief - declarations made - pecuniary penalties totalling $1,000,000.00 imposed - orders…
Judge: Collier Acj
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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