Our Practice Areas.

Duncans Advocacy delivers a professional, personalised approach in:

Commercial Law

Experience in large and strategic commercial transactions and advisory work involving technology, intellectual property, data, privacy, cybersecurity and emerging technologies.

Across a range of industries, including education, telecommunications, government, health, mining and financial services.

Due Diligence and Ethics Searches

Experience in checks and verification of authenticity in respect to asset acquisition or counter-party transactions. We cover anti-bribery and corruption laws, modern slavery, conflict of interest, supply chain due diligence, and training that is related to these areas.

Guest Speaker

Topics covered include:

  • structuring a research agreement for industry engagement

  • diversity and inclusion from a lived experience

  • practical governance for a growing organisation

Not for Profit, Social Impact and Human Rights

Legal complexities in establishing and supporting organisations meet their goals through:

  • constitution drafting

  • establishing and use of a trust

  • mediation on internal disputes

  • structuring online record keeping and registries

  • drafting and communicating broader compliance policies and procedures like code of conduct

Technology

Review or template development covers project delivery, fintech regulations, and subscription engagement. Assessment addresses addressing cyber security.

Expertise is built on qualifications in Computer Science and Law, applied as General Counsel and Special Counsel for ASX listed entities – we work hard to deliver pragmatic outcomes.

Research

Negotiations concerning grants (ARC, NHMRC, Centers of Excellence, B&M Gates) with focus on commercialisation, confidentiality and IP portfolio protection.

Brand Protection

Trade mark watching and trade mark monitoring services available.

Business Structure

Advise on business structures and where required register and ensure compliance with body corporate obligations, including the use of trusts. Duncans Advocacy supports you from idea to delivery. Then if objectives change we support your transition and novation to new business structure.

Privacy

Expertise in privacy addresses the impact on your business, or the demands of a contract, subject to the laws concerning data, security and privacy originating from:

  • Commonwealth of Australia laws

  • State or Territory legislation and regulations

  • APRA standards

  • FIRB requirements

  • overseas concerns

Specifically addressed: privacy compliance, legal data protection reviews, privacy by design, privacy policy updates and consent drafting and management, impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning, data breach management, digital identities, and information security.

Governance

Covering policies, procedures, controls, guidelines and templates for better governance which is supported by registries for contracts and risks for improved transparency and pragmatic consistency.  We establish or build on your compliance frameworks through driving program objectives, milestones, metrics, and reporting.

Delivered strategic and transactional advice for industries

Retail

Coles Group www.coles.com.au

Telecommunication and Media

Telstra www.telstra.com.au

Not-for-profit

Transcend Australia transcend.org,au, National Heart Foundation of Australia heartfoundation.org.au, beyondblue www.beyondblue.org.au

Finance, and Superannuation

ANZ Banking Group www.anz.com.au, P&N Bank (and bcu) pnbank.com.au, Mutual Marketplace mutualmarketplace.com.au, Sunsuper Sunsuper.com.au

Information Technology

MOQ moqdigital.com.au, Empired www.empired.com (including Intergen in NZ)

Education and Government

RMIT rmit.edu.au, QUT www.qut.edu.au, Department of Education Queensland education.qld.gov.au, Australia Post auspost.com.au

Explosives and Mining

Orica www.orica.com, Fortescue www.fmgl.com.au

Manufacturing

Ford Motor Company of Australia www.ford.com.au

These are clients that have been a pleasure to work with for special projects or in a broader capacity that includes commercial transaction work, governance, trade mark strategy, registration under Madrid protocol, international distribution, design infringement, copyright and moral rights issue management, privacy management, auspice agreement and governance and precedent development.