Technology is the backbone of successful businesses. Procuring efficient and effective technology products and services is essential for your business to stay competitive.

Rely on us to ensure your newly acquired systems perform. With dual qualifications in information technology and law, our technology team understands the technologies themselves, as well as the complex legal and commercial environment in which they are procured.

Having advised large public and private sector organizations on some of the most important core system acquisitions and business transformation projects in Australia, we offer particular skills in strategic procurement and drafting, negotiating and implementing complex contracts.

With our guidance and support, your major system implementation and outsourcing projects will run more smoothly and deliver the benefits you anticipate. We work to maximize your commercial objectives and minimize the risks.

For businesses large and small, we regularly advise on tender requests; enterprise resourcing planning systems, both the license negotiation and its implementation; information and communications technology services; cloud computing applications; and data center arrangements.

Benefit from our ability to address all your technology issues. We advise procurement teams, business owners, and consumers on technology projects of all sizes across a range of industries. This support extends to all aspects of technology in the workplace including privacy compliance, security, website operating arrangements, and use of social media.

You will be supported by a global technology team. Collectively we keep on the pulse of emerging tech trends and our offices across the globe uniquely position us to support your technology projects wherever you do business.

Recognition

Hat Trick of Honors: Dentons lawyers shine nationally in 2026 Best Lawyers in Australia™

April 17, 2025

Dentons is proud to announce that its senior lawyers have been recognised across all three individual award categories in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia^™. In total, 40 lawyers have been recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia™ (2026 Edition), after being nominated by their peers as leading practitioners in their fields of practice, spanning 39 specialties.

Fourteen Dentons lawyers recognised in Chambers and Partners 2025

December 16, 2024

Fifteen Dentons lawyers from Australia and Papua New Guinea have been recognised in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025 Guide. 

Insights

Cheaters sometimes prosper: EU Court of Justice says software designed to help ‘cheat’ in online games may not be copyright infringement

June 16, 2025

Australia: Courts in the Australia and the European Union have recently considered software designed to help players of online games ‘cheat’. The EU held that such software did not infringe the copyright of game developers where the software did not change or reproduce the source code of the game or allow the game to be reproduced. In Australia, courts have found that such software provides gamers with advantages by allowing the gamer to perform unauthorised actions would fall afoul of the laws relating to technological protection measures. Our article considers what this means for game makers and software developers in Australia.

Powering tomorrow: A snapshot of a data centre

June 12, 2025

Australia: Data centres are the backbone of the digital world, enabling access to information, online services, and various applications. They provide essential services like website hosting and data storage, making them crucial for many businesses. There are various types of data centre, and each plays a distinct role in the digital economy.

The new tort for Serious Invasions of Privacy commences soon – but who will use it?

May 29, 2025

Australia: On 10 June 2025, a new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy will come into effect under Schedule 2 to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). However, the practical utility of this new tort is uncertain due to the high threshold for liability, limited suitability for class actions and wide exemptions for journalistic conduct. Nevertheless, the introduction of this new tort is a timely reminder for organisations to review their privacy practices.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Hat Trick of Honors: Dentons lawyers shine nationally in 2026 Best Lawyers in Australia™

April 17, 2025

Dentons is proud to announce that its senior lawyers have been recognised across all three individual award categories in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia^™. In total, 40 lawyers have been recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia™ (2026 Edition), after being nominated by their peers as leading practitioners in their fields of practice, spanning 39 specialties.

Fourteen Dentons lawyers recognised in Chambers and Partners 2025

December 16, 2024

Fifteen Dentons lawyers from Australia and Papua New Guinea have been recognised in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025 Guide. 

Dentons deepens cyber security, privacy and technology expertise in Australia with new partner

November 30, 2023

Dentons is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Park as a Partner in its leading Intellectual Property and Technology practice in Melbourne.

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