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
- 29 Nov 2023:
Ball, in the matter of J.W. Mailing Services Pty Ltd (in liq) (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) [2023] FCA 1479
CORPORATIONS - where relief sought in Further Amended Originating Process overtaken by execution of Amended Deed of Company Arrangement (Amended DOCA) - where Amended DOCA executed following resolution passed at meeting of creditors - whether appropriate to make orders having regard to these circumstances - Held: Application dismissed
Judge: Cheeseman J - 29 Nov 2023:
Hamilton v Meta Platforms, Inc. (Costs) [2023] FCA 1496
COSTS - where proceeding permanently stayed - where the applicant sought an order under s 82(4) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA) (NACO) - where the application for the NACO has not been determined - where the application for a permanent stay determined prior to the hearing of the NACO application - whether s 82 of the CCA…
Judge: Cheeseman J - 29 Nov 2023:
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v OnePath Custodians Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1485
SUPERANNUATION - where the trustee of a superannuation fund has admitted to engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to financial services - where parties have agreed a statement of facts and the proposed form of declaratory relief, aggregate pecuniary penalty, the terms of an adverse publicity notice and payment of costs - whether…
Judge: Stewart J
Latest Speeches & Papers
- 1 May 2023:
The role of courts in relation to commercial arbitration
Keynote address to ACICA Corporate Members - 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). - 30 May 2022:
A journey that's bittersweet
An opinion piece published in the West Australian newspaper by Justice Banks-Smith
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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