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Recognition

Doyle's Guide: Recommended Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyer 2026

Regognition

Doyle’s Guide: Recommended Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyer 2026

Mark Harley

Mark Harley is a commercial litigator with 17+ years of practice and a track record in high-stakes disputes. He founded Boss Lawyers in Brisbane in 2014. Business owners, directors and insolvency practitioners instruct Mark when the matter is serious — when relationships have broken down, the stakes are real and they need a lawyer who will control the litigation and get a result.

"Get the facts in order. Find the leverage. Move the matter toward a commercial result — or take it to trial. No theatre. No delays. Just clear advice and execution."

Practice Areas

Director & shareholder disputes	Oppression, deadlocks, director removal, misuse of funds, statutory trustees
Commercial litigation	Contract disputes, urgent injunctions, misleading conduct, enforcement
Insolvency & restructuring	Insolvent trading, liquidation recoveries, asset protection, cross-border elements

Track Record

Multi-party Supreme Court proceedings in Queensland and Victoria involving directors’ duties and undervalued transfers. Multi-million-dollar recoveries against directors, advisers and related entities. International insolvency matters across the UK, US and Hong Kong. Complex trials prepared alongside leading counsel.

How He Works

Straight assessment. Clear advice on risk and cost from day one. Hands-on with pleadings, evidence and mediation preparation. The focus is always on the commercial outcome — not the process.

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Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws

Queensland University of Technology, 2007

Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Systems)

Queensland University of Technology, 2007

Admitted: Supreme Court of Queensland, Federal Court of Australia,

High Court of Australia

Member: Queensland Law Society

Doyle’s Guide: Recommended Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyer 2026

Admissions

Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, 2008

Admitted to practise in the High Court of Australia

Professional Memberships

Member, Queensland Law Society

Law & Legislation Portfolio Councillor

Australian Institute of Credit Management, 2017–2019

Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Systems)

Queensland University of Technology, 2007

Pro Bono Lawyer

Arts Law Centre of Australia, 2012–2018

QLS Access to Justice & Ethics Committee

2014–2016

Publications

“Changes to the Postal Evidence Rule”

Australian Institute of Credit Management, Vol 26 No 2, Dec 2018

“Till Debt do us Part”

Australian Institute of Credit Management, Vol 26 No 3, Mar 2019

OUR CLIENTS ARE OUR PASSION

Mark Harley is an insightful and innovative mover and shaker who will leave no stone unturned in his continual quest to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients. Give yourself a head start by having Mark on your team.

Mark Harley is trustworthy and reliable. Consistently he looks at all the possibilities and cards available to him to support his clients throughout the whole process.

Mark Harley and I have worked on a number of employment and industrial relation cases. I have found Mark works hard to promote and protect the interests of his clients to achieve the best possible results.

I own a boutique building company. It is so important to have a smart, accessible lawyer on your side. I regularly seek advice from Mark Harley from Boss Lawyers to ensure compliance with the law and mitigate risk. I have no hesitation in recommending Mr Harley or Boss Lawyers.

I was referred to Boss Lawyers by another firm who cited Boss’ expertise in the area of law I required. I found Boss Lawyers rapidly understood my case and my needs, developed a winning strategy and delivered.

Professional and helpful I would have not hesitation in recommending Boss Lawyers to anyone requiring litigation work

Jason Titman

05:34 09 Apr 18

Working with a lawyer is not only about their understanding of the law but the ideal relationship requires your lawyer to also offer practical and pragmatic advice. Additionally, it is important for your lawyer to be contactable and to understand your risk profile with regards to the matter being dealt with. In my dealings with Mark and his team at Boss Lawyers, I have found all of the above to be true.

Karen Meissner

03:37 02 Apr 18

Mark Harley is exceptional at what he does - transforming complex law matters into easy to understand solutions.His knowledge, expertise and attention to detail are second to none. Here is a lawyer who cares and will go above and beyond for others.Without a doubt - Boss Lawyers do law differently - EXACTLY what the industry needs.I highly recommend Mark on both a professional and personal level.

Splatt Lawyers

02:30 29 Mar 18

Mark and the team provided exceptional advice and client service. They readily provided advice outside of office hours which we needed and really appreciated. Our matter was resolved on time and with the outcome we were looking for and accordingly we would not hesitate to use Mark and Boss Lawyers again and can highly recommend them.

Chris Baskerville

23:45 26 Mar 18

Mark Harley is a seasoned and highly skilled litigator. There is no better friend, nor worst enemy, than Mark Harley, who is willing to fight the good fight and not afraid to back down to opposition. He is a Trusted Adviser to me and my staff with a specific focus on Insolvency and Construction related matters. I trust him implicitly and have no hesitation in recommending him to others.

CHALLENGE COLLECTIONS

04:28 29 Mar 18

I have been engaging Boss Lawyers and Mark for over 3 years now, Boss are very Professional, Honest and reliable. They return calls and have my work done in a timely manner, I highly recommend Boss Lawyers, they are very dedicated Solicitors that go above and beyond.

Rodney Frampton

04:08 03 Dec 17

Excellent advice! Boss Lawyers have provide me with great advice on numerous occasions. From general contract advice to setting up my company to prevent any major legal problems. This allows me to run my Construction company with full confidence knowing I have Boss Lawyers to support me every step of the way. I highly recommend them.

Emmanuel Sarris

01:17 30 Jul 19

I am the treasurer of a body corporate that has engaged Boss Lawyers for advice on legal issues in relation to management rights and what the committee considered to be breaches of the caretaking agreement. I believe that the advice from Boss Lawyers on both a strategic and legal level has ended up producing an outcome for our scheme that is far more palatable to that which we would otherwise have had. I can recommend Boss Lawyers to any body corporate with similar issues. Emmanuel Sarris, Treasurer The Wellington Body Corporate for East Brisbane

David Sloan

00:35 11 Nov 19

I highly recommend Mark Harley from Boss Lawyers, he provided me with exceptional advice and a proposal for the best course of action which resulted in a positive outcome I didn't believe was possible. Mark is a skilled and accomplished litigator who cares for his clients and does the extra yards to ensure satisfactory outcomes.

Iain Tucker

04:23 22 Nov 19

I was happy with the work Mark did for me. He was thorough, pragmatic and very commercial in his advice. He did not over complicate matters. He was also cost conscious and very responsive to my needs.