Dundas Lawyers® provides software escrow agency services. Escrow arrangements are an effective risk management tool to ensure that transacting parties fulfil their contractual obligations, while preventing potential disputes from arising.
As an independent third party, Dundas Lawyers® is well-placed to hold and maintain escrow materials for the benefit and security of all parties to a transaction. We understand the practical and legal requirements relating to the storage of material in all its forms. We can receive and hold escrow materials in our secure facility until the parties to a transaction agreeing to release the escrow material, or upon the release conditions in the escrow agreement being met. As the escrow agent, we provide the escrow agreement, the escrow account and deposits to the escrow account, as part of our services.
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 to complete legal forensic investigations and case preparation. Some of the reasons client’s choose Dundas Lawyers® include:
- our Uncommon business acumen;
- our Uncommon expertise in transactional, compliance and litigious matters;
- our Uncommon expertise 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 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 software escrow services 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

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Legislation
- Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
- Competition and Consumer Regulations 2010 (Cth)
- Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)
- Copyright Regulations 2017 (Cth)
- Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
- Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth).
- Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
- Privacy Regulation 2013 (Cth)
- .au Domain Administration Rules: Licensing
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Recent Federal Court decisions regarding software escrow services
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Roadshow Films Pty Limited v Telstra Limited [2024] FCA 1388
COPYRIGHT – whether site blocking orders should be made under s 115A of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) – Held: site blocking and related orders made
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Light & Wonder, Inc v Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited [2024] FCA 870
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – preliminary discovery – application for leave to appeal – where prospective proceedings concern misuse of confidential information and copyright infringement – where related proceedings commenced by prospective applicant in the United States – application dismissed
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Bing! Software Pty Ltd v Bing Technologies Pty Limited (No 4) [2024] FCA 607
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application to set aside order under r 39.05(f) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 – Where order entered in favour of the applicant – Where the applicant is no longer trading – Where the trademark is no longer registered – Where no benefit derived from the order – Where all parties…







