AKE Legal Costs Disclosure and Agreement - Lishuang Sun
AKE Legal Costs Disclosure and Agreement - Lishuang Sun
This Cost Agreement consists of the Schedules and the Standard Terms and Conditions
which set out our offer to provide you with legal services and discloses information about our
fees, your rights, and your obligations.
本协议涵盖了本次交易的费用明细和律师服务标准条款,同时也列出了我们的服务范
围和服务费用,您的权利和义务。
YOU MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS COST AGREEMENT BEFORE SIGNING.
您需要在签字之前,仔细阅读以下条款:
SCHEDULES 服务收费明细
Disclosure Date November 5, 2024
日期
Professional Fees We will charge you professional fees for the work we do at the fixed hourly
专业费用 rate of:
我们收取以下律师专业服务费(以澳币计):
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Partner: $ 450/hour + 10% GST + Disbursements.
合伙人:$450/每小时+10% GST+其他杂费
Associate: $350/hour + 10% GST + Disbursements.
高级律师:$350/每小时+10% GST+其他杂费
Lawyers: $250/hour + 10% GST + Disbursements.
律师:$250/每小时+10% GST+其他杂费
Paralegal:$150/hour + GST + Disbursements
律师助理:$150/每小时 + 10% GST+ 其他杂费
Clerk:$80/hour + GST + Disbursements
文员:$80/每小时 + 10% GST+ 其他杂费
Our rates are reviewed on a regular basis and may change during the
course of a matter. In relation to lengthy matters this may impact upon
our cost estimates (which may be revised accordingly). You will be given
30 days’ notice in writing of any changes to our charge out rates.
我们会定期审查收费标准,可能会在案件期间更改。根据案件的事件
的长短,可能会影响我们对律师费用的预估(会相应地修改)。任何
收费标准的变化,您将在30天前得到书面通知。
Internal Expenses
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内部支出
You will be responsible for internal expenses which we incur in carrying
out your instructions. These include:
您将负责我们在执行您的指示时所产生的的内部费用。这些包括:
a) stationery and photocopying, which is charged at $0.05 plus GST =
$0.055 per page;
文具及复印,每页收费$0.05 加商品及服务税=$0.055;
Disbursements To be advised
第三方费用 按具体费用而定
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Total 费用总计:AUD 1,980
Client’s I, the client, acknowledge that I have read this Agreement in its entirety
Acknowledgment and received the costs disclosure statement pursuant to the Legal Profession
客户声明 Uniform Law, understood the trust account authority, and the right to get
independent legal advice in relation to this agreement.
作为客户,我承认我已阅读本协议,收到根据法律专业法的费用声
明,了解信托账户管理机构以及就本协议获得独立法律建议的权利。
Special Conditions I/we declare that the information I/we have provided to AKE Legal is
特殊条款 true and correct, and I/we acknowledge that AKE Legal will rely on that
information in the provision of its legal services under this agreement.
我们声明,向本事务所提供的所有信息都是真实和正确的,本事务所
依据我们所提供的信息根据本协议继续提供法律服务。
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AKE Legal | Level 24, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney, NSW Australia 2000
AKE Australia Pty Ltd | ABN: 46655580859
E: [email protected]
AKE LEGAL
GENERAL TERMS and Conditions
商业通则
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AKE Australia Pty Ltd | ABN: 46655580859
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该费用在被费用评估,或根据《职业守则》第 292 will not consider, investigate or advise on financial or
条具有约束力的裁定,评定为应付。 commercial merits, the prudence or soundness of any proposal,
Nothing in these terms affects your rights under the Australian any pricing or valuation issue, any financial or accounting issue,
Consumer Law. or the qualifications and bona fides of anyone you or we are
proposing to deal with or take advice from.
这些条款不会影响您在《澳大利亚消费者法》下的权
我们服务仅限于法律服务,我们不提供关于税务方
利。
面、投资方面的建议。 同时,我们不会去考虑、调查
或者建议商业方面的合理性、价格、估值以及金融、
6 Barristers and Other Consultants 税务方面的问题。 我们也不考虑您联系的建议提供方
大律师和其他第三方咨询顾问 的资质等。
All barristers and other consultants engaged in relation to your Although those are not matters for our legal advice, they could
work must be engaged directly by you and not by us. If a barrister be very important issues for you. You may need to retain other
or consultant does not agree to a direct engagement with you, appropriate advisers, for that type of advice and work. We may
with your consent we may engage that person. be able to suggest other advisers, at your request, but it is your
所有大律师和其他第三方咨询顾问系与您直接建立工 responsibility to check out any other proposed adviser and decide
whether you are prepared to rely on them. We do not take
作关系,如果该大律师或者第三方顾问不同意和您直
responsibility for such suggestions or for the acts or omissions of
接建立工作关系,我们可以代您联系。
others.
If we do so, we do so as your agent. We will also require
尽管这些内容不属于我们的法律建议范畴,这些问题
payment to our trust account to cover our estimate of the
对您可能很重要。您可能需要联系适合的建议方。我
barrister's or consultant's costs. Our estimate may be higher than
the estimate given by your barrister or consultant. 们可能会根据您的要求提供您这些建议方的选择, 但
您有责任义务去审核这些建议方然后决定是否使用这
如果我们代您联系,我们系您的代理。 我们会要求您
些建议方。我们对这些建议方提供的建议或者行为不
支付费用进入我们的信托账户来支付该大律师或第三
承担任何责任。
方顾问的费用,我们的预计费用可能会高于大律师或
者第三方顾问给出的预计费用。 If you do retain other advisers, please let us know and give us
full details of any relevant advice you obtain.
You are solely liable for all barristers' costs and consultants' costs
and indemnify us against all liability, loss and costs arising from 如果你有其他的建议方,请让我们知道并提供您收取
or incurred in connection with any claim for payment of those 的相关建议。
amounts.
您完全地承担所有大律师或者第三方咨询顾问的费 9 Your Rights in relation to a Dispute concerning Costs
用。如果我们因大律师或者第三方咨询顾问向我们索 您与费用争议有关的权利
要其费用,您必须赔偿我们因此产生的所有责任、赔
If you have a dispute in relation to any aspect of our legal costs
偿、损失。
you have the following avenues of redress:
如果您对我们的法律费用的任何方面有不同意见,则
7 Referral Fees 可以通过以下途径解决:
推荐费用 (a) in the first instance, we encourage you to discuss your
If your matter is referred to us by another practice, such as concerns with us so that any issue can be identified and we
another law practice, a broker of insurance, finance or a referral can have the opportunity of resolving the matter promptly and
agency, you agree and acknowledge that we may pay a referral without it adversely impacting on our business relationship;
fee to the referring practice or person in relation to that referral. 首先,我们鼓励您与我们讨论您的疑虑,以便发现
如果您的案件是由其他方推荐的,比如另一家律所、 任何问题,我们将有机会迅速解决此问题,而不会
保险代理人、金融或者其他中介,您同意并认可我们 对我们的业务关系造成不利影响;
可能会支付推荐费用给该推荐单位或个人。 (b) you may apply to the Manager, Costs Assessment located at
the Supreme Court of NSW for an assessment of our costs.
8 Your Responsibilities and Possible Advice from Others An application for assessment must be made within 12
months after the final bill in this matter was provided or
您的责任和来自其他方的可能性建议 request for payment made or after the costs were paid.
We are relying on you to take reasonable care to protect your 您可以向新南威尔士州最高法院的费用评估经理申
own interests in relation to everything connected with the 请关于我们费用的评估。评估申请必须在本案的最
services we are going to provide and in relation to any
终账单被提供、或请求付款、或费用已支付的 12
transaction or proposed transaction.
个月内提出。
我们依赖于您会有谨慎地保护您就和我们提供服务相
关的利益。
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10 Payment Methods
Our work will be restricted to legal services. We do not provide
primary tax analysis or advice, or investment advice. Also, we 付款方式
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It is our policy that, when acting for new clients, we do one or We may cease to act for you or refuse to perform further work,
more of the following: including:
我们的政策是,在为新客户服务时,我们会执行以下 我们在以下情况下可停止为您行事或拒绝执行进一步
一项或多项操作: 的工作,包括:
(a) approve credit; (a) while any of our tax invoices remain unpaid;
批准抵扣; 当我们的任何税务发票仍未支付时;
(b) ask the client to pay monies into our trust account; (b) if you do not within 7 days comply with any request to pay an
要求客户向我们的信托帐户中付款; amount in respect of disbursements or future costs;
(c) ask the client for their credit card details. 如果您在 7 天内未遵守任何有关垫付或未来费用的
支付要求;
向客户询问其信用卡信息。
(c) if you fail to provide us with clear and timely instructions to
Unless otherwise agreed with you, we may determine not to incur
enable us to advance your matter, for example, compromising
fees or expenses in excess of the amount that we hold in trust on
our ability to comply with Court directions, orders or practice
your behalf or for which credit is approved.
notes;
除非与您另有协议,我们可能决定不去产生超过我们
如果您未能向我们提供清晰且及时的指示,以便使
代您托管或获得信贷批准的金额的费用或支出。
我们能够推进您的案件,例如,损害了我们遵守法
院指示,命令或执业说明的能力;
11 Authorisation to Transfer Money from Trust Account (d) if you refuse to accept our advice;
授权从信托帐户转账 如果您拒绝接受我们的建议;
You authorise us to receive directly into our trust account any (e) if you indicate to us or we form the view that you have lost
judgment or settlement amount, or money received from any confidence in us;
source in furtherance of your work, and to pay our professional
如果您向我们表明或我们认为您对我们失去了信心;
fees, internal expenses and disbursements in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 42 of the Uniform General Rules. A trust (f) if there are any ethical grounds which we consider require us
statement will be forwarded to you upon completion of the matter. to cease acting for you, for example a conflict of interest;
您授权我们直接用我们的信托账户接收任何判决或和 如果我们认为有任何道德理由要求我们停止为您行
解金额,或用于促进您的工作的任何来源的款项,以 事,例如利益冲突;
及根据《统一规则》第 42 条的规定,支付我们的职业 (g) for any other reason outside our control which has the effect
费用、垫付及内部支出。案件完成后,将向您转发一 of compromising our ability to perform the work required
份信托账户对账单。 within the required timeframe; or
任何其他由于我们无法控制的原因而损害我们在规
12 Retention of Your Documents 定时间内执行所需工作的能力;或者
保留您的文件 (h) if in our sole discretion, we consider it is no longer
appropriate to act for you; or
On completion of your work, or following termination (by either
party) of our services, we will retain your documents for 7 years. 如果在我们自行判断下,不再适合为您行事;或者
Your agreement to these terms constitutes your authority for us to (i) for just cause.
destroy the file after those 7 years. The authority does not relate 出于正当的理由。
to any documents which are deposited in safe custody which will,
subject to agreement, be retained on your behalf indefinitely. We We will give you reasonable written notice of termination of our
are entitled to retain your documents while there is money owing services. You will be required to pay our costs incurred up to the
to us for our costs. date of termination.
在您的案件完成后,或在(由任何一方)终止我们的 我们将给您终止服务的合理书面通知。您需要支付直
服务后,我们会将您的文件保留 7 年。您对这些条款 至终止之日为止产生的费用。
的同意构成您对我们在这 7 年后销毁该文件的授权。
该授权与任何 被安全保管、且受制于协议,代表您无 14 Termination by You
限期保存的文件无关。在有拖欠我们费用的情况下我 客户方终止合同
们有权保留您的文件。
You may terminate our services by written notice at any time.
You will be liable for the cost of storing and retrieving documents However, if you do so you will be required to pay our costs incurred
in storage and our professional fees in connection with this. up to the date of termination (including if the matter is litigious,
您将承担存储和检索存储文件的费用以及我们与此相 any cancellation fees or other fees such as hearing allocation fees
关的专业费用。 for which we remain responsible).
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您可以随时通过书面通知终止我们的服务。但是,如
13 Termination by Us 果您这样做,则将需要您支付直至终止之日为止产生
我方终止合同
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的费用(包括,如果本案件已经起诉,任何取消费用 求的其他个人信息,我们提供建议则可能对您来说是
或其他费用,例如我们仍需负责的庭审安排费用)。 错误的或令人误解的。
Your personal information will only be used for the purposes for We are able to send and receive documents electronically.
which it is collected or in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 However, as such transmission is not secure it may be copied,
(Cth). For example, we may use your personal information to recorded, read or interfered with by third parties while in transit.
provide advice and recommendations that take into account your If you ask us to transmit any document electronically, you release
personal circumstances. us from any claim you may have as a result of any unauthorised
根据澳大利亚联邦 1988 年《隐私法》所收集的您的个 copying, recording, reading or interference with that document, for
any delay or non-delivery of any document and for any damage
人信息将仅用于该收集目的。例如,我们可能会使用
caused to your system or any files.
您的个人信息来提供考虑到您的个人情况的咨询和建
议。 我们能够以电子方式发送和接收文件。但是,由于这
种传输是不安全的,因此在传输过程中可能会受到第
If you do not provide us with the full name and address information 三方的复制,记录,阅读或干扰。如果您要求我们以
required by law we cannot act for you. If you do not provide us 电子方式传输任何文件,则您免除我们您所拥有的任
with the other personal information that we request our advice 何由于未经授权的复制,记录,阅读或干扰该文件所
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18 GST 19 Governing Law
商品及服务税 适用法律
Where applicable, GST is payable on our professional fees and The law of New South Wales governs these terms and legal
expenses and will be clearly shown on our tax invoices. By costs in relation to any matter upon which we are instructed to
accepting these terms you agree to pay us an amount equivalent act.
to the GST imposed on these charges.
新南威尔士州法律适用于这些本合同以及我们根据您
在适用的情况下,商品及服务税将会在我们的专业费
用及支出上征收,并将在我们的税务发票上清楚显示。 的指示行动所产生的法律费用。
通过接受这些条款,您同意向我们支付相当于这些费
用征收的 GST 的金额。
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AKE Australia Pty Ltd | ABN: 46655580859
E: [email protected]