Commercial contract review, Melbourne

Know what you are signing, and what to change.

A Melbourne commercial lawyer reads your contract, tells you whether to sign, marks up the fix and writes the email back. One fixed price, shown first.

Get a fixed quoteSee a sample review
Illustrative sample, not a client documentSoftware subscription agreement
Sign with these changes
1

It renews for 12 months unless you cancel 90 days ahead

Miss the window and you pay for another year. We ask the provider for 30 days notice and a reminder.

Cost if it bites: one year of fees. Likely: high.
2

They may use your data to train their AI

Your customer records could feed their product. We ask the provider to switch this off.

Cost if it bites: a privacy breach. Likely: medium.
3

Their liability is capped at one month of fees

A data breach on their side would cost you far more. We ask for twelve months of fees, with no cap for data breaches.

Cost if it bites: your loss, mostly unrecovered. Likely: low.

The first page of a review. The full review adds your contract marked up, the plan for each point and the email to send.

The price is the total. No GST is charged.

One price for the answer, before any work starts.

You see a fixed price and a delivery date within 2 business days. Accept it, or walk away with nothing to pay.

Start where you are.

  1. 01

    A contract just landed on your desk

    An NDA, services agreement or software subscription. A clear answer, your contract marked up, a plan for each point and the email to send.

    From $395

    Check my contract
  2. 02

    You need your own NDA

    One-way or mutual, written for your business, ready to send, with a one-page guide to what it does.

    $495

    Have it written
  3. 03

    A team with no lawyer on it

    Contracts waiting with finance or operations. Purchase orders, 14-day invoices and a supplier approval pack with every quote.

    Same fixed prices

    For finance and procurement

What you get back

Four things. Plain English. Ready to use.

  1. The answer Sign, sign with changes, or walk away, with the three risks that matter most to you.
  2. Your contract, marked up Every change tracked in your own Word file, with a one-line reason.
  3. The plan For each point: what to ask for, what you can live with, when to walk.
  4. The email Written for you to send to the other side, in your own name.
The answerSign with these changes
3 changes

The agreement is workable once three points move. None of them is unusual to ask for.

Must change.Renewal notice (clause 4.2), use of your data for AI training (clause 9.2), the liability cap (clause 12.1).

For your information.Prices can rise once a year by up to the consumer price index plus 3 per cent. The service levels are standard for this market. Governing law is New South Wales, which suits you.

Not reviewed.The data processing addendum referred to in clause 14 was not attached. Ask for it before you sign.

Illustrative sample made from a fictional agreement, not a client document. Your review follows your contract and the priorities you give us.

A lawyer reads every page, decides and signs.

Regulated

A Victorian law practice. An experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with a current practising certificate signs off everything you receive. The name is on your quote: check it on the public register before you pay.

Insured

Professional indemnity cover through the Legal Practitioners' Liability Committee compulsory scheme, like every Victorian practice. The certificate comes with every quote.

Kept confidential

Documents are encrypted in storage and in transit, and only you and the lawyer can download them. Where they are stored and processed is set out in our security summary.

Three steps. No meetings.

  1. 01

    Send it

    Upload the agreement and answer a few questions. Free to ask.

  2. 02

    See the price

    A fixed price and a date on your page within 2 business days.

  3. 03

    Get the answer

    On your page by the date on the quote. Pay, and it is yours.

Prices

Every price, on the page.

AgreementWhat you getPrice
Have a contract checked
NDA reviewone-way or mutualAnswer, markup, plan and emailBack in 5 business days$395
Services agreement reviewalso called an MSAAnswer, markup, plan and emailBack in 5 business days$1,450
Software subscription reviewSaaSAnswer, markup, plan and email; data and privacy terms checkedBack in 5 business days$1,450
Quick answer: can I sign this?The answer and the three biggest risks, no markup. An NDA, services or software agreement up to 10 pagesBack in 5 business days$595
Review of the other side's replyRound two on the same contract, within 30 business daysBack in 5 business days$595
Review of the other side's reply to an NDARound two on the same NDA, within 30 business daysBack in 5 business days$195
Have a contract written
NDA drafting: you are sharingYour own NDA, ready to send, with a one-page guideBack in 5 business days$495
NDA drafting: both sides sharingA mutual NDA, ready to send, with a one-page guideBack in 5 business days$495
Something else, checked or writtenName the contract you have, or the one you need. We give you a fixed price within 2 business days.Fixed price within 2 business days

Each price covers up to 25 pages (8 for an NDA), two parties and Australian law. Longer documents: 26 to 40 pages: add 50 per cent of the listed price. 41 to 60 pages: add 100 per cent. Over 60 pages: we quote it. Urgent: back in 2 business days, add 50 per cent of the listed price, when we can take it. We confirm in the quote. One round of changes is included if you ask within 10 business days. Businesses with 20 or more staff, or turnover of $10 million or more, that give a purchase order get the work on delivery and an invoice payable in 14 days. MGK Legal is not registered for GST.

Questions

Who is the lawyer?

MGK Legal is the practice of one experienced corporate and commercial lawyer in Melbourne with a current Victorian practising certificate. The name is on your quote, so you can check it on the public register before you pay anything. That lawyer reviews and signs off every document you receive.

How does our procurement team approve you?

Every quote comes with a supplier approval pack: practising certificate, certificate of insurance, ABN registration, the conflict check result and our security summary. More for finance and procurement.

Can we use a purchase order?

Yes. Add it when you send the request, or later on your page. Businesses with 20 or more staff, or turnover of $10 million or more, that give a purchase order get the work on delivery and an invoice payable in 14 days. Everyone else pays when the work is ready, by saved card or bank transfer, and the work is released then.

Who is our contract with?

MGK Legal, a Victorian law practice. The quote you accept and our standard terms set out the scope, the price and your rights. Work over $750 comes with a written costs disclosure.

Can I talk to someone?

Not by phone. Everything is in writing, so you keep a record of every answer and the price stays fixed. Write to us on our contact page, or ask on your page once you have sent something. You get a written answer within 2 business days.

What if something goes wrong?

Tell us on your page. Our complaints process answers in writing within ten business days, and you can take it to the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner.

What do you not do?

Disputes and debt recovery. Buying or selling a business, shares or property, raising money, or setting up a company or trust. Leases, building and construction contracts, franchise agreements and tender responses. Personal legal problems: we act only for businesses. We do not negotiate for you: you send the email in your own name.

Send the contract. See the price. Decide then.

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