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.
Guest Speaker
Covering topics like:
structuring research agreement for industry engagement
diversity and inclusion from a lived experience
practical governance for a growing organisation
Technology
Covering project delivery, fintech regulations, subscription engagement, or addressing cyber security. Built on qualifications in Computer Science and Law, applied as Gerneral Counsel and Special Counsel for ASX listed entities – we work hard to deliver pragmatic outcomes.
Not for Profit, Social Impact and Human Rights
Legal complexities in establishing and supporting organisations meet their goals through:
constitution drafting
mediation on internal disputes
structuring online record keeping and registries
drafting and communicating broader compliance policies and procedures like code of conduct
Governance
Covering policies, procedures, guidelines and templates for better governance that is supported by registries for contracts and risks for improved transparency and pragmatic consistency.
Privacy
Able to address privacy as it applies under:
Commonwealth of Australia laws
State or Territory legislation and regulations
APRA standards
FIRB requirements
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.
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
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.