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
- 24 Jan 2023:
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v General Commercial Group Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 24
CONSUMER LAW - admitted contraventions of s 47(1)(a) and s 47(1)(m) National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) - where failure to comply with obligations imposed by reg 11A National Consumer Credit Protection Regulations 2010 (Cth) - where complaints made to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority about corporate respondents by…
Judge: Downes J - 24 Jan 2023:
McGuire v Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (New South Wales) Coffs Harbour Branch Inc [2023] FCA 23
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY - appeal from a decision of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia dismissing an application for review of a registrar's orders - where registrar made a sequestration order against the estate of the appellant - whether debt truly owing - appeal dismissed
Judge: Markovic J - 19 Jan 2023:
Ayres, in the matter of Trigon Trading Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) [2023] FCA 28
CORPORATIONS - application under s 439A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) for extension of time for convening second meetings of creditors - Held: extension of convening period granted, as sought
Judge: Bromwich J
Latest Speeches & Papers
- 3 Nov 2022:
Independence and apparent bias: Judicial and arbitral confidence: Halliburton v Chubb
Presented at the 2022 Goff Lecture, Sydney and Hong Kong, by Chief Justice Allsop - 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). - 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
- Corporations List - Notice to Practitioners
- Class Actions Practice Note (GPN-CA)
- Commercial Arbitration Practice Note (CA-1)
- General and Personal Insolvency Practice Note (GPI-2)
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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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