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Commercial Disputes AU

Law360 ® Australia Commercial Disputes is a dedicated news and analysis service providing real-time intelligence on the cases and legal developments shaping the Australian business landscape.

Our team of expert reporters delivers essential coverage of high-stakes corporate litigation, arbitration, and regulatory disputes across federal, state and territory courts. We go beyond the headlines to provide practitioners with the interlocutory updates, expert analysis, and procedural insights necessary to navigate a complex and rapidly evolving dispute resolution environment.

Designed specifically for barristers, solicitors specialising in litigation and arbitration, and in-house disputes teams, Law360 Australia Commercial Disputes offers a comprehensive view of the lifecycle of a dispute—from funding and commencement of proceedings to final judgment and enforcement.



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Latest News in Commercial Disputes AU

  • November 09, 2026

    Rapid Legal Loses Bid To Block Qld Claim Farming Probe

    The Queensland Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed an appeal by Rapid Legal Solutions and its principal solicitor John Windridge, allowing an investigation into suspected "claim farming" to continue without deciding whether the challenged provisions were constitutional.

  • November 09, 2026

    Gageler Says Dixon's Constitutional Account 'Upside Down'

    Australia's chief justice said the Australia Act 1986 exposed the account of Owen Dixon of the country's constitutional foundations as "upside down," arguing that the common law draws its authority from the Constitution and must develop within its limits.

  • November 09, 2026

    Class Tells High Court NULIS Decision Overplayed Fee Labels

    Class action lawyers have told the High Court of Australia that appeal judges placed too much weight on how product disclosure statements labelled fees when ruling that a superannuation trust deed authorised those charges.

  • November 09, 2026

    High Court Opens Full Court Hearings To Livestreaming

    The High Court of Australia said Monday it will livestream Full Court oral hearings and judgments conducted in Canberra from February 2027.

  • November 09, 2026

    KenoGO Can't Get PM Advisers' Files In Gambling Ban Fight

    A New South Wales Supreme Court judge has refused KenoGO's bid to obtain documents held by political staff and advisors to the Prime Minister Antony Albanese and Communications Minister Anika Wells in its constitutional challenge to a federal ban on its online jackpot gambling platform Keno, in a judgment published on Thursday.

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Commercial Disputes AU

Areas of Coverage

  • LITIGATION
  • Major commercial proceedings involving companies, directors, shareholders and other business parties, from the filing of a claim through judgment and appeal.
  • CLASS ACTIONS
  • Representative proceedings involving companies in Australia, including significant developments concerning group membership, competing proceedings, liability, settlement and damages.
  • COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
  • Domestic and international arbitration involving Australian parties, assets or seats, as well as court proceedings arising from arbitral disputes.
  • LITIGATION FUNDING
  • Funding arrangements and disputes, regulatory developments and decisions affecting the role of litigation funders.
  • JUDGMENTS AND ENFORCEMENT
  • The recognition and enforcement of court judgments and arbitral awards, including asset recovery, freezing orders and cross-border enforcement.
  • COURT PROCEDURE
  • Developments involving pleadings, discovery, evidence, privilege, costs, interlocutory relief and court rules affecting commercial disputes.
  • ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
  • Significant developments involving mediation, expert determination and other methods of resolving business disputes outside the courtroom.

Readership

  • Barristers practising in commercial litigation and arbitration
  • Solicitors specialising in litigation and dispute resolution at leading Australian law firms
  • In-house disputes teams and corporate counsel
  • Litigation funders and their advisers
  • Information professionals at law firms, agencies, and companies
  • Judges and court staff
  • Solicitor and law firm marketing professionals