Castle Legal Price List
All of the fees listed below are for our standard product. If significant re-drafting is required, we will provide you with a written quote. To download a PDF of this Price List, click here.
Castle Legal will provide a costs agreement and disclosure statement where the cost of services exceeds $750 (including GST).
If during the course of the matter it appears that the costs will exceed our original estimate, you will be notified in writing and we will provide you with a revised estimate.
You can view our payment methods here.
New Structures and associated agreements
Business plans |
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Hourly rate |
By laws |
|
Hourly rate |
Charitable trusts |
|
880.00 |
Constitutions |
|
Hourly rate |
Deeds |
|
Hourly rate |
Dividend distribution policies |
|
330.00 |
Joint venture agreements |
|
1,100.00 |
Memorandum of understanding / heads of agreement |
|
1,100.00 |
Partnership deeds – general |
|
660.00 |
Partnership deeds – limited liability |
|
1,100.00 |
Partnership deeds of trusts |
|
660.00 |
Partnership management agreements |
|
660.00 |
Partnership dissolution |
|
330.00 |
Rules – for association |
|
Hourly rate |
Shareholder agreements |
|
Hourly rate |
Special disability trusts |
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660.00 |
Special trust deeds (non-discretionary, for minors, etc) |
|
1,100.00 |
Unitholder agreements |
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Hourly rate |
Unit trusts for managed investment scheme |
|
1,650.00 |
General agreements, contracts and deeds
Agency agreements |
|
550.00 |
Assignment of loan or intellectual property |
|
550.00 |
Assignment of charge |
|
660.00 |
Buy / sell agreements – business or securities |
|
990.00 |
Commercial lease of property (Victoria only) |
|
880.00 |
Confidentiality agreements |
|
440.00 |
Consultancy agreements |
|
990.00 |
Deeds of forgiveness |
|
330.00 |
Deeds of gift |
|
330.00 |
Deeds of rescission |
|
330.00 |
Deeds of release |
|
330.00 |
Deeds of subordination |
|
440.00 |
Deeds of undertaking |
|
440.00 |
Deeds of withdrawal |
|
440.00 |
Employment contracts – single |
|
550.00 |
Guarantee and indemnity |
|
440.00 |
Licence agreements – business or intellectual property |
|
550.00 |
Powers of attorney |
|
440.00 |
Service agreements |
|
330.00 |
Termination agreements |
|
440.00 |
Subscription agreements |
|
550.00 |
Warranties |
|
440.00 |
ASIC applications
Convertible Notes
Advice and implementation |
|
660.00 |
Issue of convertible notes |
|
330.00 |
Conveyancing services
Transfer of title on change of trustee |
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For one property – obtaining duty exemption |
|
462.00 |
For one property – lodgement of stamped transfer at Land Victoria1 |
|
132.00 |
For one property – both obtaining duty exemption and lodging at Land Victoria1 |
|
550.00 |
For one property – transfer of title when bare trust winds up1 |
|
660.00 |
Additional titles – fee for each1 |
|
132.00 |
Lodgement of real property mortgages |
|
220.00 |
Financing, loans and securities
Commercial loan agreements |
|
660.00 |
Division 7A loan agreements |
|
110.00 |
Limited recourse loan agreement |
|
880.00 |
Loans for unpaid present entitlement |
|
660.00 |
Loan modification deeds (to comply with PCG 2016/5) |
|
660.00 |
Sub-trust (loan for unpaid present entitlement) loan agreements |
|
660.00 |
Vendor finance |
|
880.00 |
Finance lease agreements |
|
880.00 |
Hire purchase agreements |
|
880.00 |
Deeds of subordination |
|
440.00 |
General security agreements |
|
880.00 |
Mortgages over real property (land) – form only |
|
220.00 |
Mortgages over real property (land) – form and documentation |
|
880.00 |
PPSR registration2 |
|
110.00 |
Lodgement of docs with Land Victoria |
|
66.00 |
Loan agreement, general security agreement and PPSR registration (usually $1,650.00) |
|
990.00 |
Not for Profit Services
Drafting of constitution |
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Hourly rate |
Drafting of rules |
|
Hourly rate |
ABN application |
|
220.00 |
ACNC charity application |
|
330.00 |
Deductible gift recipient applications – if merely an adjunct to the ACNC application |
|
110.00 |
Deductible gift recipient applications – for cultural organisations, environmental organisations, harm prevention charities and overseas aid funds |
|
550.00 |
Option Plans
Advice and implementation |
|
660.00 |
Issue of options |
|
Hourly rate |
Superannuation services
Changes to existing superannuation funds |
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Admission of a member – one member |
|
66.00 |
Admission of a member – subsequent members (each) |
|
11.00 |
Change of fund name |
|
275.00 |
Change of trustee |
|
308.00 |
Change of trustee and deed update |
|
528.00 |
Conveyancing on change of trustee1 |
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Deed updates2 |
|
286.00 |
Lodgement of stamped transfer at Land Victoria1 |
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Vesting (winding up) of a superannuation fund |
|
275.00 |
Withdrawal of a member – one member |
|
44.00 |
Withdrawal of a member – subsequent members (each) |
|
11.00 |
Borrowing arrangements |
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Establishment of bare trust (stand alone)- includes bare trust deed, minutes of SMSF, minutes of custodian, statutory declaration (stamp duty) and stamping of bare trust deed |
|
990.00 |
Limited recourse loan agreement (stand alone, compliant with PCG 2016/5) |
|
880.00 |
Loan modification deeds (to comply with PCG 2016/5) |
|
660.00 |
Mortgage over property1 |
|
880.00 |
Package of bare trust establishment, loan agreement and mortgage1 |
|
1,540.00 |
Transfer of title when bare trust winds up1 |
|
660.00 |
Reprint of bare trust deed when for subsequent property acquisitions |
|
330.00 |
Lodge bare trust with State Revenue Office |
|
220.00 |
Product disclosure statements |
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Short – for Castle deeds only |
|
110.00 |
Long – for Castle deeds only |
|
220.00 |
Pension kits |
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Account based pensions |
|
440.00 |
Transition to retirement income streams |
|
440.00 |
Trust services
Deeds of variation |
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Change of appointed and / or guardian |
|
308.00 |
Change of beneficiaries (in discretionary trust) |
|
330.00 |
Change of trust name |
|
275.00 |
Change of trustee |
|
308.00 |
Change of vesting date |
|
308.00 |
Conferral of additional powers on trustee |
|
308.00 |
Deed review with written report |
|
550.00 |
Variation of deed to define income and permit income streaming |
|
880.00 |
Variation of deed to define income, permit income streaming and introduce an appointed succession plan |
|
1,100.00 |
Variation of deed to exclude foreign beneficiaries from Castle deeds |
|
330.00 |
Variation of deed to exclude foreign beneficiaries from other suppliers |
|
550.00 |
Other services |
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Appointment of custodian trustee |
|
220.00 |
Declaration of trust (basic) |
|
220.00 |
Deed of forgiveness |
|
330.00 |
Deed of gift |
|
330.00 |
Deed of ratification or confirmation |
|
330.00 |
Deed of rectification |
|
330.00 |
Deed of relinquishment |
|
330.00 |
Deed of renunciation |
|
330.00 |
Winding up of trusts |
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Vesting (winding up) of a bare trust |
|
220.00 |
Vesting (winding up) of a discretionary trust |
for Castle Deeds |
165.00 |
|
for other suppliers |
253.00 |
Vesting (winding up) of a unit trust |
|
275.00 |
1 Disbursement payable to Land Victoria is additional
2 Disbursement payable to the PPSR is additional
Hourly rates
Tony Rabar |
Principal |
550.00 |
Jennifer Hamley |
Consultant |
330.00 |
David Hamley |
Paralegal |
220.00 |
Jayne Shaw-Smith |
Paralegal |
220.00 |
All fees shown throughout this Price List are inclusive of GST and do not include stamp duty or disbursements
Payment details
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