Lease of Shop 4, sample premises
Clause 7 · OutgoingsIllustration only: invented sample clauses, not advice on any real contract.
Adelaide Business & commercial law
Read the fine print with us.
Leases, shareholders’ agreements and supplier terms, reviewed in plain English for small-business owners in South Australia. We show you exactly what we would change, and why, before you sign.
- Fixed “from” prices for common documents, GST included Sample
- Written markup back in about 3 business days for most reviews Sample
- Call (08) 5550 1234 · Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:30pm
§ 01 Documents, by stage
Find the paper in front of you.
Every business signs the same handful of documents at the same moments. Pick where you are and see what we review, what it costs, and what can change the price.
§ 02 Fixed-fee packages
One price, agreed before we start.
The total you see includes GST. We confirm the fixed fee in a written costs disclosure once we have seen your documents, and we tell you before any extra work begins.
Lease Check
For a new shop, office or warehouse lease up to 40 pages.
$1,650
incl. GST · $1,500 + $150 GST
- Full markup of the lease and disclosure statement
- Plain-English risk letter, two pages
- 30-minute call to walk through it
Not included: negotiating with the landlord’s lawyer (quoted separately), registration fees.
Start a Lease CheckOpen the Doors
Company set-up for two to four founders who want the basics right.
$3,850
incl. GST · $3,500 + $350 GST
- Company registration and constitution
- Shareholders’ agreement, drafted for you
- Founder vesting and leaver terms explained
ASIC registration fee passed on at cost. More than four founders or share classes: we quote first.
Talk about set-upSale-Ready
For owners selling a small business for under $2 million.
$6,600
incl. GST · $6,000 + $600 GST
- Sale contract review or first draft
- Lease assignment and key contracts checked
- Settlement checklist and handover steps
Not included: due diligence on the buyer’s side, stamp duty or tax advice.
Plan a saleAll prices on this page are samples for a design concept. A real firm would set its own fees and give a written costs disclosure as required in South Australia. Fees can change if the document is longer, the other side’s lawyer makes many rounds of changes, or the matter turns out to be urgent.
§ 03 How a review works
Four steps, no surprises.
The redline at the top of this page is what you get back: the clause, our changes and a note in the margin explaining each one in plain English.
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Send the document
Upload it or email it. We run a conflict check first, then confirm the fixed fee in writing.
2
We mark it up
A lawyer reads every page and redlines it. You see each change and the reason for it.
3
We talk it through
A call to agree what matters to you and what you are happy to let go.
4
You decide
Sign, negotiate or walk away. If you want us to negotiate, we quote that before we start.
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3business days for most written reviews Sample
2pages in a typical risk letter Sample
30minute walk-through call, included Sample
§ 04 Who reads your contract
The lawyers who hold the pencil.
You deal with the lawyer doing the work. These people are invented for this design concept.
Margot Ellery
Principal · Accredited Specialist (Business Law), Law Society of South Australia Sample
Margot spent a decade on the landlord side of retail leasing before starting the firm. She knows which clauses landlords expect to give up, and which they will not.
Tom Vasilakis
Senior Associate · Companies and shareholder agreements
Tom grew up in his family’s deli on the Parade and works with founders, family businesses and small investors on who owns what and what happens when someone leaves.
Meet in the city or online
Our office is a short walk from the Adelaide Central Market tram stop. Most reviews are done by email and a video call, so it doesn’t matter whether you trade in the CBD, the Barossa or Mount Gambier.
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§ 05 Questions
Before you send anything.
Straight answers to the questions business owners ask us first.
Is the markup on this page legal advice?
No. The clauses are invented to show how we work. Every lease and agreement is different, and the right change depends on your business, the other party and the law that applies. This website is general information only.
What does “from” mean in your prices?
It is the fixed fee for a typical document of that kind. If yours is much longer, unusual or urgent, we tell you the fixed fee before we start. You never get a bill you did not agree to first.
Can you promise the landlord will accept the changes?
No one can promise that. We tell you which changes are commonly accepted, which are worth pushing for and which may cost you goodwill, so you can decide what to ask for.
Is my lease a retail lease?
It might be. In South Australia some shop leases fall under retail leasing laws that change what a landlord can charge and must disclose. Checking which rules apply is the first thing we do in a Lease Check.
When do I become a client?
Only after we have run a conflict check, sent you a costs disclosure and you have agreed to go ahead. Sending an enquiry does not make you a client, so please don’t send confidential details until we confirm.
§ 06 Send us a document
Start with a conflict check.
We first need to make sure we don’t already act for the other side. Tell us who is involved, then we will ask for the document.
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