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We are business litigation specialists who have successfully settled thousands of legal cases for business owners. Resolving commercial disputes is what we do every day.
We will give you a realistic assessment of your legal options and then stop at nothing to win your case. Whether you have a dispute with your business partner, customer, supplier or employee, our specialist litigators will give you the winning edge.
Our award winning team will also proactively manage your business risk by preparing contracts and legal documents to protect your business as it grows.
When you need a litigation specialist. Talk to us.
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Trade Disputes
When it comes to business disputes, we have seen them all. We are experts at enforcing agreements and intellectual property rights to protect your business.
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Employee Disputes
We are all too aware of the damage an employee can do if they defect to a competitor with confidential information. We specialise in resolving disputes of this nature.
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Debt Recovery
Getting paid on time and in full is so important for every business. Our track record proves we know what we are doing.
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Business Transactions
We are first and foremost business lawyers for business owners. We will give you the tools you need to take advantage of commercial opportunities whilst ensuring minimal risk.
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Our people
We are a team of business lawyers in Melbourne, united by a shared desire to translate our expertise into demonstrated commercial outcomes for the clients we engage. As a collective, our business and contract lawyer team forms a knowledge base of broadly experienced, deeply skilled legal capabilities, readily tailored to the specific needs of our individual clients.
Collaborative and passionate, each member of the Taurus Legal Management team exemplifies the strength, wisdom, and integrity that is vital to commercial success.
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When should you litigate? The answer depends on: 1. How important is resolving the dispute to you? 2. What are...
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28/03/2022Personal Liabilities of Business Owners A common misunderstanding in business is that business owners or directors are liable for all...
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How to Know Whether You Need a Lawyer or a Conveyancer? Transactions of home ownership, known as conveyancing, is an...
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Urgent business disputes and injunctions
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Don’t Lie to Your Customers About Refunds The ACCC has issued legal proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against...
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Employment Restraint Clauses
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23/11/2021Getting Paid on Time Do you struggle to get all your customers to pay you in full and on time? ...
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Making the Most of Mediation
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How To Avoid Disputes With Your Business Partner Do you have concerns about the conduct of your business partner? Are...
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Illegal Direct Debits during COVID Lockdowns Have your direct debits continued throughout the COVID lockdowns? We have been inundated with...
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Help! I’ve been Served
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Dramatic Increase in Penalties for Unfair Contract Terms Beware of unfair contract terms in your terms and conditions. Recent proposed...
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Mandatory Vaccinations in Aged Care – the Kimber-v-Sapphire Coast Community Aged Care Ltd Decision
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Mandatory Vaccinations in the Workplace Update The landscape on mandatory vaccinations in the workplace is changing rapidly. In this vlog...
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Dismissals Held Lawful for Anti-Vaxxer
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Workplace Termination, Now a $5.2 million Claim The Federal Court has recently overturned the decision to award $5.2 million to...
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Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Workplace – Your Questions Answered The law on whether COVID-19 vaccinations are compulsory in workplaces,...
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The Strategic Side of Bankruptcy If you are owed money, or (even better) before you advance the money in the...
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Redundancy
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Temporary Stay On Rental Evictions
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Recovering Your Debts In Uncertain Times
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Business & Commercial Law
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Business Health Check
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Legal Business Risk Management
24/01/2020Legal Business Risk Management Organisations should review their legal business risk management plan yearly. In our latest video, Alex Martin...
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Personal Liabilities
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Disputes Between Business Owners
20/09/2019How to Avoid Disputes Between Business Owners Most businesses have more than one owner. While there are many upsides to...
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Misspelt Trademark The Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has applied to register trademarks which contain spelling errors of...
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Public Servant Loses Landmark Free Speech Case in the High Court When can an employer fire an employee over what...
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Dismissing an Employee for Intoxication
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Credit Management & Debt Recovery
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Employment Law
13/05/2019Employment Law In our latest vlog, Alex Martin, discusses employment law topics such as when employment solicitors is needed over...
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Surveillance in the Workplace
03/05/2019With technology in business and our everyday lives increasing at a rapid pace, employers conducting surveillance in the workplace is...
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Genuine Redundancy & Unfair Dismissal
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Wrongful Termination vs Unfair Dismissal
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When a reside Cancelling a Contract ntial property is sold and a contract of sale is signed, the vendor is...
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Caveats & Mortgages
25/03/2019Caveats and Mortgages We all know what a mortgage on title is as the majority of us own property and...
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Dangers of Off-the-plan Contracts
15/03/2019Buying a property off the plan is an increasingly popular choice for many buyers who want to purchase a brand-new...
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Leases
22/02/2019In our latest vlog our Director, Alex Martin, discusses how Taurus Legal Management can assist you with your lease. We...
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Leasing Updates in 2019
13/02/20192019 marks major changes in the law for leasing. In particular, short-stay tenancies, such as those on Airbnb, will be...
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Voluntary Administration vs Insolvency
22/11/2018What is Insolvency? If a business can’t pay its debts on time, it comes under insolvency. Continuing to trade while...
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The following checklist sets out some issues and questions you should consider when you are starting a business according to...
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Meet Jodie
16/10/2018Meet Jodie, Executive Assistant and Office Manager at Taurus Legal Management. We don't know where we'd be without her! ...
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On 1 October 2018, our employment solicitors informed a new casual workers Ruling came into force and was inserted into...
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How do I choose my business structure?
12/10/2018If you're thinking of starting a business, you’ll need to look at the advantages and disadvantages of each business structure...
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Meet Erin
01/10/2018Meet Erin. Beginning her career in Employment Law, Erin knew she wanted to broaden her horizons and branch out into...
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Meet Alex Martin
19/09/2018Meet Alex Martin Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing our team and our services in a series...
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When is a Trademark Infringed? Under the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) (Act), when you register a trademark you are...
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The most important asset of your business is its brand. No matter how good your goods or services are, your...
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In business, if you don’t get paid, you don’t survive. There is a lot you can do to improve your...
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We often act for clients in recovering debts owed to their company. While our business lawyers in Melbourne encourage our...
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Employers often struggle managing employees who fail to reach their performance benchmarks or have poor relationships with their colleagues. Rather...
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Understanding Your Restraint of Trade
04/07/2018Did you know that employment contracts can stop employees from working for competitors, even after they have resigned? A properly...
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Every business needs a premises. Is it best to purchase that premises or to rent it? Good question. The answer...
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Commercial Leasing Do’s & Dont’s
15/06/2018Almost every business has at least one lease. Leasing is a major overhead often not very well understood by business...
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Commercial Lease vs Retail Lease
24/05/2018Do you know if your business has a commercial lease or a retail lease? Were you aware there is a...
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I have a registered business name so I don’t need a trade mark, right? Wrong. Registering a business name does...
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Why You Need A Privacy Policy NOW
20/03/2018Why You Need A Privacy Policy NOW Every business that turns over more than $3 million is regulated by the Privacy Act...
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What You Need to Know About Selling Your Business Most business owners hope to sell their businesses one day. Knowing...
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7-Eleven and changes to the Fair Work Act Fair Work Act changes Following the record penalties of $532,000 ordered...
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On 18 October 2017, the Government passed the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017 (the Bill). The...
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Capital Raising
17/10/2017Capital Raising Raising capital is essential to start and grow businesses. It is also commonly used to fund the...
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On 5 September 2017, the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 (the Bill) was passed by both houses...
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Unfair Contract Terms
06/10/2017While many businesses have a set of contract terms, it may be that some of those terms are unfair and unenforceable, potentially...
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Legal Changes in the New Financial Year
04/07/2017The new financial year marked the commencement of some legislative changes that may have the following impact: The national minimum...
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The Fair Work Commission has handed down a decision to slash penalty rates of workers in hospitality, fast food, retail...
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Protecting Valuable Trade Marks
21/09/2016While many businesses will have trade marks, many of those trade marks are not registered with IP Australia. Registration of...
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My Initial contact with Taurus Legal Management regarding litigation was with Jodie the Practice Manager. She was like a breath of fresh air to speak to regarding our matter, she was friendly, professional, and confident, and listened! Jodie put me totally at ease and gave me confidence that I had got the right Law firm.
Jodie got back to me directly after confirming with her Director that they could help us.
Artemis became our Lawyer. Once again Artemis was extremely easy to talk to and put us at ease, gave us confidence that she would do her best to achieve a good outcome, this she managed amazingly with professionalism and kept us updated as things progressed.
We are extremely happy to say she achieved a great outcome for us.
Both my husband and I cannot thank Taurus, Artemis and Jodie enough and we have absolutely NO hesitation in recommending this Legal Management firm, they are definitely the best in our eyes.
I Would like to add that we got the names of 3 Law firms from the Law Society who dealt in litigation, we contacted both as closer to our area, but the initial contact was definitely lacking so we did not go further. Taurus was completely the opposite, hence they got our business. Absolutely the best people to deal with and to help you.
Do not hesitate.This Law firm Taurus Legal Management is the best choice. Elizaeth Bonner19/08/2021Alex, Erin and Jodie from Taurus Legal have always been incredibly helpful and supportive but really we’re my pillar of strength during my recent business sale. With many personal issues happening in the background, the stakes were high to complete the sale and the team were calm, reassuring and patient with me the whole way through. I can’t thank them enough for all they have done for me over the years and highly recommend them to anyone looking for a great legal advisory team!
Alex Anasson26/08/2021I’ve only had one phone call with this law firm but Jodie was amazing to talk to, very confident, professional, friendly and extremely helpful with my circumstances! She even boosted my confidence and was honest about not needing a lawyer as I would be able to tackle this situation on my own. I was very surprised by this and she made my day :) thanks so much, will be in touch :)
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Absolutely brilliant! Alex was extremely helpful today - I was greeted on the phone in a friendly manner which made me feel so comfortable. I was in need of some Legal advice for an Employment Contract and Alex was so obliging and super helpful - Alex took the time and patience to explain the areas in question. I highly recommend Taurus Legal!
Julie g23/08/2021
