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Australasian Lawyer and NZ Lawyer Top Specialist Firm 2025
Dundas Lawyers is a commercial law firm known for fusing legal excellence, business acumen and forward-thinking innovation to deliver results.
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Shareholder oppression – the importance of evidence
The recent Federal Court case of Sharif v Vitruvian Investments PL (No 3) [2023] FCA 920 (Vitruvian Investments) involved allegations of shareholder oppression by Mr Walid Sharif (Mr Sharif/Plaintiff) against Mr Jonathan Gregory (Mr Gregory/Second Defendant), the sole director of Vitruvian Investments Pty Ltd ACN 630 548 846 (Vitruvian/First Defendant).
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Cancellation of shares held to be oppressive
Shareholder oppression occurs when those who control a company use their power in a way that unfairly harms or takes advantage of other (usually minority) shareholders. The Federal Court case of Sharif v Vitruvian Investments PL (No 3) [2023] FCA 920 (Vitruvian Investments) involved a shareholder oppression dispute between Mr Walid Sharif (Mr Sharif/Plaintiff) and…
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Canva – who owns the artwork created by users?
The general rule about ownership of copyright in a literary or artistic work is that copyright vests in the ‘original author’, as per section 35(2) of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (Copyright Act). From there, ownership depends on whether or not the original author is doing the work within the scope of their employment, in…
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Introduction to the Trusts Bill 2025 (Qld)
On 1 May 2025, the Trusts Bill 2025 (Qld) (Bill) passed its final reading before the Queensland Parliament and, at the date of this article, awaits royal assent. When in force, the Bill will completely replace the current Trusts Act 1973 (Qld) (Act) to reflect the recommendations of the Queensland Law Reform Commission’s 2013 review of the…
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QITC IT contracts framework an introduction
In August 2017, the Queensland Government introduced the Queensland Information Technology Contracting (QITC). The QITC framework replaces the Government Information Technology Contracting (GITC) framework. It was designed for the purpose of guiding all Queensland Government Information and Communications Technology (ICT) contracts.
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What are unrealised capital gains?
An unrealised capital gain refers to an increase in the value of an asset that has not yet been sold or disposed of. In Australia, capital gains are taxed on assets which have increased in value when they are sold and the gain is realised, however the proposed Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions)…
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Scam Prevention Framework – key business impacts
On 13 February 2025, the Australian Parliament passed the Scams Prevention Framework 2025 (Cth) (Act) in response to the national “scam pandemic” that has purportedly cost the country billions of dollars over the past few years. The Act amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA) and other related Acts. The amendments to the…
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Labor to abolish non-compete clauses from 2027
On 25 March 2025, the Albanese Labor government announced in its 2025-26 Budget (Budget), that it intended to abolish non-compete clauses in employment contracts for approximately three (3) million workers from 2027.
