Practice Area
Company & Trust Establishment
Structures built to hold, not just to register.
Overview
A cheap online structure is only cheap until it fails — when a bank, buyer, auditor or court looks closely. Structure decisions taken at the start determine tax outcomes, asset protection and how easily you can sell later.
Trilogy Law Group establishes companies, trusts and integrated structures for Brisbane business owners, investors and families, working alongside your accountant.
What we do
Company & Trust Establishment services
Company incorporation
ASIC registration, constitutions, officeholder and share structures.
Discretionary (family) trusts
Deeds drafted with appropriate appointor and beneficiary classes.
Unit trusts and joint ventures
Structures for co-investment with unitholder agreements.
SMSF-related structures
Bare trusts and corporate trustees for limited recourse borrowing.
Holding and operating structures
Separating risk from valuable assets and goodwill.
Restructures and variations
Amending deeds, changing trustees and rolling assets between entities.
Why Trilogy
Boutique focus. Senior attention.
Our principals personally lead every structuring matter. You speak with the lawyer making decisions on your file — not a rotation of juniors. From our office on Level 38, 71 Eagle Street, we give Brisbane businesses and families clear advice, fixed fees where possible, and the disciplined process of a top-tier firm at boutique scale.
Common questions
Frequently asked
Company or trust — which should I use?+
It depends on income distribution, asset protection, likely exit and who needs to be paid. Often the answer is both, in a considered combination. We advise with your accountant.
Why not use an online setup service?+
Online deeds are generic. They frequently lack workable succession, appointor and variation provisions — problems that surface years later at the worst possible time.
Do I need a corporate trustee?+
Usually yes. A corporate trustee separates liability, simplifies succession and is preferred by most lenders.
How quickly can a structure be established?+
A company or standard trust can be established within one to two business days once we have your instructions.
Can you also prepare the shareholders agreement?+
Yes — establishing the entity and documenting the relationship between owners are best done at the same time.