If you prefer certainty, we will set a fixed fee to achieve a specific outcome. This means we do not use hourly rates. The fee is usually payable upon commencement of your matter.
Our Business Lawyers Fees
Transparent pricing
Fixed fees
Price list
We dislike hourly rates as much as you do.
Wherever we can, we offer you fixed fees.
That means we do not charge you when we pick up the phone or send an email.
We are big on long term relationships with our clients and we measure the value of our services largely by whether you come back.
Corporate and Commercial Advice
- Registering a Company $500.00
- Business Structures $500.00 – $1,500.00
- Director Duties Fixed POA
- Corporate Governance Fixed POA
- Due Diligence Fixed POA
Debt Recovery
- Caveat$800.00
- Statutory Demand Undisputed Debt (with Affidavit)from 2,200.00
- Federal Court Winding Up Applicationfrom 4,500.00
- Magistrates Court Form 1A Final Notice of Claim$800.00
- Magistrates Court Summons and Claimfrom $800.00
- District and Supreme Court Final Noticefrom $1,500.00
- District and Supreme Court Summons and Claimfrom $2,500.00
- Bankruptcy Noticefrom $600.00
Property and Conveyancing
- Memorandum of Lease$1490.00
- Extension of Lease$890.00
- Extension of Lease with separate Guarantee$1,190.00
- Assignment of Lease$920.00
- Assignment of Lease with separate Guarantee1,190.00
- Memorandum of Transfer of Lease with Deed$1,190.00
- Surrender of Lease$920.00
- Disclosure Statement$600.00
- Notice to Remedy Breach$400.00
- Notice of Termination and Re-entry$400.00
- Warrant to Distrain$400.00
- Inventory Notice$300.00
- Agreement to Lease$890.00
- Agreement to Lease and Do Building Works$2,640.00
- Contract Sale of Commercial Landfrom $2,000.00
- Conveyance Commercial Landfrom $2,000.00
- Contract Sale of Businessfrom $2,000.00
- Conveyance Businessfrom $1,500.00
Commercial Agreements
- Partnership Agreementfrom $990.00
- Shareholder Agreementfrom $1,500.00
- Joint Venture AgreementFixed POA
- Loan Agreementfrom $990.00
- Employment Agreementfrom $2,500.00
- Independent Contractor Agreementfrom $1,500.00
- Policies and Procedures (Employee Manual)from $990.00
- Unit Trust$890.00
- Family Trust$890.00
- Terms and Conditions of Tradefrom $2,500.00
- Share Sale AgreementFixed POA
- Vendor Finance Agreementfrom $990.00
Franchising
- Review of Franchise Documentation$900.00 – $2,500.00
- Confidentiality Agreement$250.00
- Disclosure Documentfrom $2,500.00
- Franchise Agreement Set Upfrom $9,000.00
- Licence to Occupy Agreement$890.00
- Deed of Termination & Surrender of Franchise Agreement$850.00
- Competition and Consumer Protection AdviceFixed POA
- Intellectual Property (Trademark and General Advice)Fixed POA
Dispute Resolution
- Breach of Contract$890.00*
- Building and Construction$890.00*
- Corporate Insolvency Associated Disputes$500.00*
- Bankruptcy Disputes$890.00*
- Professional Negligence$890.00*
- Director and Shareholder Disputes$890.00*
- Bullying ClaimsFixed POA
Bankruptcy and Insolvency
- Recoveries by Liquidator eg Preference Claims$500.00*
- Set aside Statutory Demand$890.00*
- Set aside Bankruptcy Notice$890.00*
- Restructure Advice$POA
- Litigation$500.00*
Civil Law
- Defamation, letter to cease and desistfrom $1,500.00
- Misrepresentation, Misleading and Deceptive ConductFixed POA
- Breach of Contract (Civil)Fixed POA
- Debt RecoveryPOA
*Preliminary opinions, standard documents or liability established
Fixed Pricing ex GST and disbursements
Rates For Legal Staff
Please note that the following are hourly rates exclusive of GST.
- Director/Principal$605.00
- Managing Associate/Chief Counsel$589.00
- Special Counsel$572.00
- Consultant$539.00
- Senior Associate$534.00
- Associate$506.00
- Junior Associate$495.00
- Lawyer$479.00
- Specialist Paralegal$407.00
- Junior Paralegal$385.00
- Law Clerk$308.00
Administrative Services
We charge for administrative services at the following rates exclusive of GST:
Opening file fee
(i) $70.00 for fixed fee matters where total professional fees billed (exclusive of GST and disbursements) are $3,000.00 or less.
(ii) $195.00 for all other matters.
Postage
Costs of postage
Courier
Costs charged by courier
Printing (colour)
$0.69 per page
Printing (black and white)
$0.10 per page
Scan
$0.40 per page
External disbursements (such as filing fees and search fees) are charged at actual cost.
If you elect to pay via EFTPOS and fees from your EFTPOS transactions exceed $50.00 on any one matter in any one month, we may charge you for these fees.
FAQs
Yes. Wherever possible Pace Adelaide Legal offers fixed fees for specific business law outcomes instead of hourly rates. The price list on this page sets out many of the fixed fees available for commercial advice, documents and transactions.
For some commercial disputes, where the merits of the case and the nature of the defendant permit, Pace Adelaide Legal may offer no win, no fee payment terms. You are encouraged to speak with a commercial lawyer who can assess whether this may apply to your matter.
Unless otherwise stated, the fixed fees and hourly rates listed are exclusive of GST and disbursements. External costs such as filing fees, search fees, couriers and similar expenses are generally charged at cost in addition to the professional fees.
The firm provides fixed fees for a wide range of work including corporate and commercial advice, debt recovery steps, property and commercial leasing documents, commercial agreements, franchising documents, dispute resolution steps, insolvency related work and civil law matters. The pricing table on this page sets out the specific services and starting fees.
Where fixed fees are not appropriate, Pace Adelaide Legal charges hourly rates for legal staff according to their seniority, from law clerks through to directors. The current hourly rates for each level of lawyer and paralegal are listed on this page, exclusive of GST.
Yes. The page outlines administrative service charges such as file opening fees, postage, courier costs, printing, scanning and other external disbursements. These are usually charged at specified rates or at cost and are in addition to professional legal fees.
The fixed fee and hourly rate tables provide general guidance only. To obtain a quote that reflects the complexity and scope of your specific matter, you should contact Pace Adelaide Legal directly so a lawyer can review your needs, discuss likely options and confirm the most suitable pricing structure.