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We help businesses move forward by protecting their rights and solving their complex legal problems.

We specialise in advising clients with a commercial litigation or insolvency challenge. We represent clients in court, arbitration and mediation forums.

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We help clients to use the Small Business Restructuring Process to restructure their company debts.

A Small Business Restructure may save an insolvent company from a liquidation through a creditor-approved restructuring plan. We are registered Restructuring Practitioners through ASIC.

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We are a multi-disciplinary professional firm that specialises in both insolvency law and corporate reconstruction accounting

We help clients to forecast future cash flow, deal with compliance issues related to statutory lodgements and evaluate their current financial position.

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Ben Sewell

Sewell & Kettle specialise in a challenging area of business and law. We guarantee our service and expertise to all clients.

The firm has a business mindset and are trusted advisers for accountants, business owners and directors, entrepreneurs, in-house lawyers and transactional lawyers.

Ben Sewell – Principal

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we have talked with hundreds of business owners about the insolvency problems they face

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our specialist advisory firm started in 2006

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we have never had a professional conduct issue or negligence claim


Our clients said

Engaging Ben Sewell and his team from Sewell & Kettle was a very wise decision.

I found myself in an awkward position after our company went into liquidation with debts and personal guarantees, and my situation worsened
when my fellow directors filed for bankruptcy.

Despite all this, Ben achieved an excellent outcome for me.

Ben and his team were meticulous in gathering all necessary documents and skilfully crafted a persuasive argument that justified our position.

His strategic approach in negotiations and his experience in handling legal procedures ensured that my case progressed strongly.

Ben’s success was not just a testament to his legal acumen but also to his unwavering commitment to achieve the best outcome for me as a client.

Throughout the process, Ben and his team maintained clear and consistent communication, providing regular emails, videoconferences, and detailed
explanations of each step.

This transparency and dedication reinforced my confidence in the ongoing process.

I would not hesitate to recommend Ben Sewell and his team for similar cases.

C

Good morning Ben
Janet and I would like to take this opportunity to Thankyou for your advice
and professional services resulting in the return of our boat. There were
times when we thought we may have lost but your steadfast resolve
encouraged us to stay the course. After 47 years as a business owner I
have, amazingly never had to deal with liquidators and if I could wind back
the clock I would most certainly have taken a different approach.

Fortunately your advice and that of John guided us to a most satisfactory
outcome.

We certainly celebrated with a few wines last night, and I hope you did
also.

Well done, and Thank you Ben.
Regards

T & A

Hi Ben, Natalia,

We hope this finds you both well. We are writing to convey a long-overdue thank you for all your help with the [X] Liquidation. Without Ben’s counsel we would not have had the confidence to go down this path which has ended in the best result we could have envisioned.

Thank you both for your guidance, responsiveness and professionalism, in helping us through this process. As well as for your patience with us on many occasions when we could have been faster or more complete in our responses to the requirements at hand.

Our plan was to send this thank you with a token of our appreciation but we have been so caught up with moving into our new warehouse and getting everything ready to begin trading again, we haven’t found the time and did not want to put it off any longer.

Keep your eye out for something from us in the mail but in the meantime, thank you again for all your help with our case.

Sincerely,

P & A

Sewell & Kettle were referred from an associate to assist in sorting out complex court proceedings. really appreciated the thorough
understanding of insolvency law and practice which was combined with a willingness to ensure that I completely understood the process. The results were outstanding. Little did I know this would be the beginning of a relationship that transformed our business. Over the past seven years the team at Sewell & Kettle became a trusted partner that played a pivotal role in court proceedings, contract negotiations, asset protection, company restructure, negotiating with accountants and lawyers and representation in the sale of the business. I highly respect Ben Sewell and his team and would not hesitate to recommend their services.

Executive Transport

We asked Ben to help us with a very difficult situation we found ourselves in 5 years ago. We had been defrauded by our ex-son-in-law to whom we had previously entrusted the management of a private pension and our savings. It was a painful experience, financially and emotionally.

Ben took on our case, gave good advice and worked professionally, meticulously and sympathetically on our behalf. Unfortunately, we were not able to recover the funds that had been stolen but we know that Ben and his team did their best, under very difficult circumstances, and their diligent approach resulted in the Supreme Court finding in our favour. We were impressed by Ben’s astute handling of the proceedings and have no hesitation in recommending Sewell & Kettle.

X and Y Investors

We employed the services of Sewell & Kettle to extricate ourselves from a web of private companies, shareholders, leases and properties. Ben Sewell was incredibly thorough, professional and his attention to detail was impressive. The firm has a deep understanding of what is required under the Corporations Act and they are comfortable to instigate and attend all matters before the Court. We would have no hesitation to use the firm again.

Andrew Childcare business owner

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