Langes+ is a national commercial and corporate law practice specialising in financial services and insurance law, with a strong emphasis on the mutuals sector.

Each of the partners have been working with credit unions and mutuals for a long time. We've got a lot of experience and some very good ideas which we'd like to share with you.

We are also experienced with major business transactions like mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending and outsourcing.

Expertise and quality
We have experience and expertise in business law transactions to match the big law firms.

Langes+ lawyers have advised on a wide range of business transactions, both domestic and international, including:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Commercial lending
• Capital markets and securitisation
• Start ups and joint ventures
• Commercial contracts
• Licensing, distribution and franchising
• Outsourcing

We never compromise on quality, and we strive to be world’s best in our areas of practice.

Service commitment
At Langes+, you deal with a senior lawyer, not a junior. We’re always accessible and we respond quickly.

We understand the client perspective: a number of our team have been clients of law firms, as in-house counsel. So we are commercially minded, not legalistic.

We don’t treat transactions in isolation. We look to build long-term relationships with our clients and to understand their business, and apply that understanding to your matters.

Value
We are substantially better value than the big firms. That’s because we have lower cost structures and a practical approach.

We work efficiently, using the best people for the job.

We seek to manage our costs creatively and constantly, and share any savings with you through improved value for service.

We understand that we are responsible for our budgets and estimates.

We’re also open to using alternative fee structures such as fixed prices and caps, and we use these with a number of clients.

Fees and charges

Before we start a matter we will tell you in writing:

• how the costs are calculated (for example, whether they are time-based, based on a particular ‘scale of fees’ or similar costs table or fixed at a particular amount);
• A realistic estimate of the total cost (or a number of estimates) with an explanation of the major variables that might affect the final amount;
• Your right to:
  o negotiate the costs agreement
  o receive a bill
  o request an itemised bill
  o be notified of anything that might cause a substantial change in a cost or fee
  o receive progress reports 
  o have a cost assessment if you dispute the bill and the time limits that will apply 
  o apply to the Supreme Court to over-rule the costs agreement.
• When and how often you will be billed;
• The interest rate you will be charged for overdue amounts;
• The identity of the person in the legal practice for you to contact to discuss costs.

If you are involved in a litigious matter (a case that will go to a court or tribunal), we will also disclose the range of costs that you may expect to recover if you are successful and the range of costs you may expect to pay if you are unsuccessful.

It can be very difficult to predict the exact cost of litigation. The total costs of a court case will vary depending on the actions of the parties involved, orders made by the court and so on. We will give you a realistic estimate for different steps in the action, but we often cannot tell you the exact cost at the beginning.