Become a client

Our firm has services designed to assist small and medium sized businesses to deal with financial crisis and also help their owners to protect their personal assets. To ensure that our services are well suited to you, we have a few questions to ask below.

Privacy:

All information will be treated confidentially and it will not be provided to any other person by Sewell & Kettle Lawyers. We guarantee confidentiality whether or not you become a client of our firm.

What is your name?

What is your best email address?

What is your mobile phone number?

Whom are you applying for?

What industry is your business in?

How long has your business traded for (years)?

What are you focused on getting done?
Dealing with litigation: You have been sued or you have received a Court order or demandRecovering debt: You are owed money that you want to recover and the debt is greater than $200,000Restructuring: You have a financially troubled business that you want to save and you’re looking at voluntary administration, safe harbour restructuring or a pre-pack insolvency arrangementRestructuring: Using the Small Business Restructuring Process to rescue my companyHolistic plan: You have all or some of the above problems and you are looking for a plan

What was the turnover of your business in the last financial year?

What is the current problem you face? Give us a basic overview and provide details such as corporate structures, trusts and financial issues.

How long have you had this problem for?

Is there a deadline for your matter?
Critical – severe hardship or serious disruption if matter is not resolved quickly – the continuation of business depends on resolution of the issue (48h turnaround required)Important – matter interferes with business or personal financial stability, but doesn’t require immediate action (1 week turnaround required)Low - just want to know what my rights are or if it is worth pursuing them (1 month turnaround required)

How much time have you been spending reading, doing research, talking to your accountants and lawyers or scheduling discussions to work on this problem?

Our retainers generally begin from a fee of $10,000 (plus GST). Do you have a minimum budget of $11,000 for legal and consulting fees?
YesNo

What are the objectives you would like us to help you achieve?

What is the real reason you haven’t achieved your objectives yet?

If you are a suitable client for our firm are you ready to move forward right away?
I want to work on fixing my situation immediately. I am seeking an expert to help me because I face a critical situation.I would like to move forward but in my own way. I would like a preliminary discussion but I would like to sleep on it, talk to other professionals and contacts before making any decisions.I am not ready to hire the firm at this time. I may want to in the future.

How did you hear about us?