Pricing
The price is agreed before the work is.
Most matters are quoted as a matter, not as hours — so asking one more question never costs you anything.
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Ways to pay
Three arrangements, all quoted up front.
Fixed fee
From $850
per matter, agreed before we start
Most civil work is priced as a matter rather than as hours, so asking one more question never costs you anything.
The whole matter at one agreed price
Unlimited questions along the way
Re-quoted in writing if the scope genuinely changes
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Monthly retainer
From $1,400
per month, cancel with 30 days' notice
For businesses that would rather ask early than pay to fix it later. A named partner, a set number of hours, and rollover for one month.
A named partner and a set monthly allowance
Contract and policy reviews included
Unused hours roll into the following month
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Hourly
$240–$390
per hour, by seniority
For litigation and crisis work, where honest estimates beat invented certainty. Billed in six-minute units with the detail shown.
An estimate range agreed before work opens
Itemised billing, six-minute units
A warning the moment the estimate is at risk
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Published fees
The prices we are asked for most.
Company incorporation
$850
Formation, constitution, share structure and the first board minutes.
Shareholders' agreement
$2,400
Drafted from scratch, including one round of negotiation with the other side.
Residential conveyance
$1,650
Searches, contract, completion and registration. Disbursements at cost, listed up front.
Trademark registration
$1,150
Clearance search, filing in one class and the response to a first objection.
Uncontested divorce
$1,900
The full process, including the financial consent order where the terms are agreed.
Employment contract set
$1,100
Contracts and a handbook for up to twenty staff, written to be read by them.
Never billed
Four things you will never see on an invoice.
Fee disputes are almost always about the small lines nobody warned you were coming. So these ones are not there.
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The first thirty-minute call
Reading and replying to your email
Photocopying, postage and file storage
Our own mistakes and the time spent fixing them
Testimonials
What Our Clients Say
Past 12 months
1,200+
Cases successfully resolved in the past 12 months.
Customer stories
“I felt heard, understood, and supported during a very emotional divorce case. Truly a professional team.”
Rachel Summers
Entrepreneur
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