Business Law Library & Tracker
Contracts & Commercial
Commercial contracts, limitation clauses, contract interpretation and remedies.
Sources last reviewed 13 June 2026
Main law guides
41
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
16
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
4
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
3
New, amended & reviewed
Plain-English explainers, not legal advice. Use the linked official source for section-level detail, and get advice for your situation.
Get legal helpMain laws
Commerce Act 1986
1986 No 5
Construction Contracts Act 2002
2002 No 46
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
2017 No 5
Contracts of Insurance Act 2024
2024 No 46
Copyright Act 1994
1994 No 143
Fair Trading Act 1986
1986 No 121
Limited Partnerships Act 2008
2008 No 1
Partnership Law Act 2019
2019 No 53
Patents Act 2013
2013 No 68
Personal Property Securities Act 1999
1999 No 126
Property Law Act 2007
2007 No 91
Tracker
Cases
Bathurst Resources Ltd v L & M Coal Holdings Ltd
If a payment or milestone trigger matters, draft it so an outsider can apply it without reconstructing months of negotiations. Context may help, but clear drafting...
127 Hobson Street Ltd v Honey Bees Preschool Ltd
Commercial default clauses can be enforceable when they protect a real business interest and are proportionate. Drafting should show why the obligation matters,...