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The progression urged by the appellants from the evidence, to "indifference", to "countenancing", and so to "authorisation", is too long a march. - Gummow and Hayne JJ.

About us

Carwardine Legal is a law firm practising corporate, commercial and regulatory compliance law, and specialising in the communications, internet and IT industries.  Carwardine Legal provides high quality legal services and advice, and prides itself on its responsiveness, commercial understanding of its clients' businesses, understanding of the specific needs of in-house counsel and ability to meet those needs.  At the same time, due to the firm's size and low cost base, Carwardine Legal is able to offer flexible fee structures and unparalleled value.  The firm is based in Sydney, Australia.

The principal and sole legal practitioner of Carwardine Legal is Austin Carwardine, a lawyer with over 15 years' experience practising law in top-tier national and international law firms and in-house at large corporations including at General Counsel and Company Secretary level.  Importantly, Austin has many years' experience as a purchaser of legal services.  Prior to qualifying in law, Austin was a communications and software engineer.



Our Services

Drafting, negotiating and executing commercial contracts including customer contracts, standard consumer terms (including SFOA), vendor contracts, service agreements and outsourcing/offshoring contracts.

Planning, structuring, negotiating and executing corporate transactions include private equity mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, sale or purchase of shares, and sale or purchase of businesses/assets.  Providing advice on basic corporate structuring and establishing companies.

Providing advice, compliance training and compliance programs in relation to the Competition and Consumer Act (including the Australian Consumer Law), the Telecommunications Act, the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code, Premium phone/SMS regulations, and Privacy, Do Not Call, Spam and other law and regulation relevant to the communications, internet and IT industries.

Acting as a company director and company secretary.

Managing, structuring, negotiating and implementing major projects including submarine cable and satellite projects.  Advising on indefeasible rights of use (IRUs), capacity use agreements (CUAs) and other submarine cable capacity purchase agreements.

Advising executives, general counsel and corporate counsel on legal and regulatory issues, including at a strategic level.  Advising in relation to intellectual property matters including copyright, trademarks and patents.

Providing virtual general counsel or corporate counsel services to corporations that cannot justify a full-time employee in that role or that require temporary leave cover.






Our Principal

Austin Carwardine has over twenty years' professional experience as an engineer, commercial manager and lawyer. 






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Contact us

Phone:   +61 410 077 272

Email:    enquire [at] carwardinelegal.com