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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Vald Pty Ltd v KangaTech Pty Ltd (No 5) [2024] FCA 333
PATENTS – patent for apparatus for use in assessing the strength of at least one knee flexor muscle of a subject – claim construction – patent for method of assessing strength of at least one knee flexor muscle using an apparatus – infringement – validity PATENTS – claim construction – whether results obtained from use…
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Huber v CellOS Software Ltd (in liq) [2023] FCAFC 198
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – leave to appeal – primary judge refusing leave to proceed with appeal under s 500(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – primary judge refusing leave to stay liquidation of respondent pursuant to s 482 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – whether leave to appeal required – application dismissed
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StarTrack Express Pty Ltd v TMA Australia Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1271
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – interlocutory application for urgent injunctive relief – where urgent injunctive relief sought to restrain respondent from operating an ecommerce website – whether there is a prima facie case that favours injunctive relief – alleged breach of contractual restraint – alleged breach of contractual term not to use confidential information – misleading…







