How can you assist our team of Sydney commercial lawyers?

Our team of specialist commercial lawyers are highly skilled and experienced practitioners. The commercial lawyers at our firm take the time to understand you as the client, the key issues of your matter and the objectives you wish to achieve. Our Sydney commercial lawyers formulate clear and commercially strategic advice. Choosing the right Sydney commercial lawyers to represent you may prove to be the difference between a successful and unsuccessful outcome.

Sydney commercial lawyers must act in accordance with a range of legal duties that they owe you as their client. However, as the client, you may be able to assist our team of Sydney commercial lawyers by instructing them in the most efficient manner possible. Although you should expect, and are entitled to high standards of legal advice, a successful relationship between you and our Sydney commercial lawyers requires you to cooperate and work with them. A successful relationship is more likely to lead to a successful outcome.

The following identifies what you can do as the client to assist our team of Sydney commercial lawyers:

Give full and clear instructions

In order for our Sydney commercial lawyers to understand your commercial objectives and to represent your interests successfully, our Sydney commercial lawyers require that the information you provide be as complete and as detailed as possible. It is important for our team of Sydney commercial lawyers to be aware of the facts and history of your matter in its entirety, in order to help you achieve the outcomes you want, and to provide you with the highest standard of advice. This also applies to information that is obtained after you have engaged one of our Sydney commercial lawyers to represent you. It is important to keep our team of Sydney commercial lawyers informed about any developments or events that occur after you come to see them.

Additionally, by providing our team of Sydney commercial lawyers with as much detail about your matter, you reduce the risk of facts that you thought were initially insignificant, surfacing and potentially having significant legal consequences for you and your case.

Be prepared

Before you speak with or visit one of our Sydney commercial lawyers, it may prove useful to prepare a short summary of the matter. You may choose to draft a simple chronology of the events that took place and note down the facts that you are able to recall. It may also be a good idea to write down any questions you may wish to ask our Sydney commercial lawyers.

In order to further assist our Sydney commercial lawyers, it may also be useful for you to collate any documents you possess in relation to your matter and to show them to one of our Sydney commercial lawyers. Although you may not be certain what is important or relevant to your matter, it is best to bring all the documents you have and to allow our Sydney commercial lawyers to make a judgment call. Not only will such preparation assist our Sydney commercial lawyers, it will also reduce the costs that you will incur and enable a more cost-effective outcome for you.

Understand the fees and costs involved

Our team of Sydney commercial lawyers will provide you with the necessary details regarding our fees and other potential expenses that may be incurred before we start working for you. However, it is important to understand that there may arise unforeseen circumstances and, as a result, unforeseen expenses may be incurred.

Further, it is also important to bear in mind that our team of Sydney commercial lawyers are willing to negotiate fees and to reach an agreement as to the overall costs, which accommodates to your circumstances. This is because our team of Sydney commercial lawyers is aware that legal disputes and litigation are costly, and often clients are experiencing some form of hardship, whether it be financial or emotional stress.

Ask questions

As a client, you will likely seek the assistance of Sydney commercial lawyers to help with matters that are complex in nature. You may feel confused, or you may not understand what is happening. Our Sydney commercial lawyers will do the best they can to assist you in understanding the legal jargon and complex issues or concepts of your matter. However, if you do have a question, it is important to ask our Sydney commercial lawyers.

Trust your solicitor

There are a number of legal duties that our Sydney commercial lawyers owe you as their client. However, it is important that you take the time to properly consider the advice that our Sydney commercial lawyers provide you with. That does not necessarily mean that the advice that is provided is going to be what you had initially had in mind. However, the advice of our Sydney commercial lawyers is based on many years of experience and legal training, and is provided with your best interests at heart.

It is important to remember that the relationship between you and one of Sydney commercial lawyers requires an element of trust. Our team of Sydney commercial lawyers encourages the assistance of clients, as this can make all the difference in the advice provided and the outcome achieved for you.