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:

12 Jul 2019: Genetic Technologies Limited, in the matter of Genetic Technologies Limited [2019] FCA 1088
CORPORATIONS - ex parte application for remedial orders under s 1322(4)(d) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act) - where the plaintiff failed to provide a cleansing notice to the Australian Securities Exchange in accordance with the exception under s 708A(5) of the Act - application granted
Judge: Reeves J
12 Jul 2019: Bechara v Bates [2019] FCA 1077
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for an extension of time and leave to appeal - delay in commencing application - intervening application to the High Court - extension granted PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - new argument not previously relied upon - new argument warrants grant of leave in the interests of the administration of justice - a question of …
Judge: Flick J
11 Jul 2019: Crescent Capital Partners Management Pty Limited v Crescent Funds Management (Aust) Limited [2019] FCA 1082
COSTS - application for award of costs on a lump-sum basis for costs of trial and two appeal proceedings - where Registrar had issued estimates in trial proceeding and one appeal proceeding - where bills of costs prepared in each proceeding - whether estimate for work done for taxation should be excluded - whether counsels' fees should be reduced…
Judge: Markovic J

10 May 2019: Judicial cooperation in cross-border insolvency
Presented at the UNCCA Fifth Annual May Seminar, Canberra, by Justice Gleeson
10 Apr 2019: The repeal of s 51(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
Address by Justice O'Bryan at the LESANZ Breakfast Meeting.
1 Nov 2018: Opening address at the AILA National Conference
Presented at the AILA National Conference in Perth 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.