Who we are
Dundas Lawyers® is a unique commercial law firm founded by Principal Malcolm Burrows in 2011, that advises businesses on protecting and enhancing business value, as well as leveraging their intellectual property assets.
A truly boutique business law firm, we have expertise in:
- Intellectual Property law – including copyright protection and copyright infringement, trademark protection and trademark infringement, patent law and patent infringement, design infringement, and breach of confidence.
- Technology law – including artificial intelligence law, data breaches, cyber security, domain name disputes, and software law.
- Shareholder law – including Shareholder oppression, shareholder disputes, and Mareva orders.
- Commercial law – including corporate law, employment law for employers, franchising law, joint venture law, mergers and new business acquisitions, tax law, and privacy compliance.
Why choose Dundas Lawyers?
Our uncommon blend of legal and business acumen allows us to deliver uncommon results. Our experience in start-ups, high tech, entrepreneurship, innovation and intellectual property commercialisation provides uncommon knowledge and insights in business and the law. Our combination of business and legal undergraduate and postgraduate academic qualifications, coupled with real-world business experience, provides our clients with an uncommon advantage.
Together this uncommon combination of acumen, knowledge, and experience is represented by an uncommon word. Our difference is our:
We stand up for the rights of businesses and business owners. This is reflected in our brand icon – a modern rampant lion that forms the shape of a shield, which can be used to both defend and to attack.
Our Difference
Commercial law – business smart
At the heart of our difference is that Dundas Lawyers advise on commercial transactions, and we also passionately litigate in our areas of expertise. We approach all types of legal work from a business perspective – solutions must be commercially relevant. From commercialisation of intellectual property, drafting technology contracts, to mergers and acquisitions and compliance, we ensure that our clients’ rights are protected at all stages of the business lifecycle.
We believe that commercial law should, above all, be… commercial. We pursue the best possible outcome for our clients, regardless of the type of legal work we are doing.
We get technology
We get tech businesses because we have started them, acquired them, run them, and sold them – not just as lawyers, but as entrepreneurs.
We get it because we’ve lived it
We understand the business. Our Principal’s background in successful entrepreneurial businesses, coupled with our experience in large corporations, innovation and intellectual property-led ventures, means we are perfectly placed to help these businesses commercialise their intellectual property and scale.
Commercially savvy. Technically astute.
Whether it’s looking at a client’s legal problem from a different perspective or applying skills from other industries in the practice of law, you can be sure that your experience with Dundas Lawyers will be different.
The Dundas Lawyers® difference
The team at Dundas Lawyers® has a passion for a better way. Our clients relate to our actual business experience, expertise with technology and skills as lawyers, which combine to create the 
that we pride ourselves on. We offer clients a truly unique blend of legal and business acumen that allows us to deliver uncommon results because:
Historical values. Modern approach
We’re proud of our history and of our traditional notion of service. Our Principal and founder, Malcolm Burrows, is a direct descendant of several ‘Dundas of Dundas’. His ancestry can be traced to Sir George Dundas, 19th of Dundas, and Sir James Dundas of Dundas. His other notable legal forefathers being John Dundas, born 1711 (Procurator to the Church of Scotland – meaning principal legal advisor), John Dundas, born 1769, Writer to the Signet (what they called Solicitors at that time) and James Dundas, an Advocate at the Scottish Bar.
Our brand – traditional and technical
Our brand icon (the rampant red lion) is derived from the charge on the coat of arms of the aforementioned ancestors. It signified the Dundas’ allegiance to the crown, spanning eight centuries. During that time, Clan Dundas has been a vital part of the legal workings of Scotland and England. Our brand icon is designed to reflect our ancient heritage in a digital and technical age, while preserving the motto ‘essayez‘, which means ‘try‘. And our journey from tech founders and entrepreneurs to business advisors and legal practitioners could not be more aligned with that raison d’être.
Our heritage – the history of Clan Dundas
The ancestry of the chiefs of Clan Dundas can be traced back to Helias, Prince of Northumberland. Though the first evidence appears during the reign of William the Lion, when Serle de Dundas is recorded on a deed. Since then, Clan Dundas has served the crown in key legal and aristocratic capacities.
Why choose Dundas Lawyers®?
Having exerted Blood Sweat and Years® since April 2010, we are the team you want on your side for the long term, acting as the ‘bodyguard’ for your business to protect its intellectual property or to stand up for your rights.
Some of the reasons clients choose Dundas Lawyers® include:
- Our uncommon business acumen;
- Our uncommon expertise in transactional, compliance and litigious matters;
- Our uncommon expertise in forensic case preparation;
- Our uncommon customer focus;
- The fact that we don’t just know law, we know business!
- How we leverage our
to provide client solutions.
Contact us
We are a true boutique Brisbane business law firm and have a team of energetic lawyers who work together to provide our clients with timely professional advice. If you would like to know more about how Dundas Lawyers can help you, please call our office on 07 3221 0013 and our friendly staff will be able to point you in the right direction.
Malcolm Burrows B.Bus.,MBA.,LL.B.,LL.M.,MQLS.
Legal Practice Director
T: +61 7 3221 0013 (preferred)
M: +61 419 726 535
E: mburrows@dundaslawyers.com.au
Mitch Brown
Dip.T.,BA.,LL.B.,MQLS.
Legal Practice Director – Dundas Lawyers Gold Coast Pty Ltd
Telephone: 07 5646 9174
Mobile: 0420 205 105
e: mbrown@dundaslawyers.com.au
1300 386 539 | 1300 DUN LAW
