Dundas Lawyers® provides a comprehensive range of services to Australian based engineers. The engineering industry in Australia operates within a complex regulatory environment. Engineers are regulated by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth). Our team combines specialist knowledge and commercial law experience to advise businesses on engineering law.
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 to act as the ‘bodyguard’ for your business in engineering. 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 Uncommon Nous® to provide client-centric solutions.
Considering getting a lawyer to advise your business?
For a confidential, no-obligation initial telephone call to find out how we can help your business gain an uncommon advantage in engineering, please phone our team on either 1300 386 529 or 07 3221 0013.
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
Recent insights for engineers
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Reverse engineering of software – legal boundaries?
Reverse engineering software in Australia is complex, with legal implications and cases providing authority on “infringing” verses “non-infringing” reverse engineering. Courts have provided some protection to intellectual property (IP) through licence agreements and distinguishing between ideas and expressions of a program.
Recent Federal Court decisions regarding engineers
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Austin Engineering Ltd v Podulova (No 4) [2025] FCA 523
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – urgent ex-parte application for freezing order – absence of good arguable claim for pecuniary relief – freezing order to prevent frustration of prospective costs judgment – sufficiency of evidence of departure from Australia – sufficiency of evidence of removal of assets from Australia – sufficiency of evidence of danger prospective judgment…
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Hix Investment PL v Wong [2024] FCA 1461
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for interlocutory injunction restraining the reproduction of plans and 3D images of portable homes products – where the applicant alleges the respondents copied the plans and 3D images in the portable homes products in infringement of the applicant’s copyright – former employee’s fiduciary and contractual obligations – misuse of confidential…
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Ezy-Fit Engineering Group Pty Limited v Microm Nominees Pty Limited (No 2) [2024] FCA 1367
DAMAGES – determination of inputs for purpose of assessment of lost profits APPORTIONMENT – concurrent wrongdoers – representations misleading or deceptive – same representations made by two parties – value judgement as to apportionment of blame Original article available at: https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2024/2024fca1367For more information, see the original judgement.
