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Client Document PackCommercial LawMedium
Small Business Debt Collection Pack
Prepare a commercial law document pack by organising identity, authority, core matter records, official records, correspondence, financial records, deadline notes, and fee questions.
Time to prepare1-4 hours
Before you contact a lawyer
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Before the consultation
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You need a clean commercial law document pack before a first consultation.
Small businesses, freelancers, service providers, suppliers, landlords, and directors preparing unpaid-invoice, contract, delivery, demand, settlement, or litigation questions need debtor and proof records organised.
Not For
- Drafting legal documents, choosing a legal route, or making binding decisions without tailored advice.
Documents
- Signed contract
- Purchase order
- Invoices
- Statements
- Delivery notes
- Proof of work
- Demand letters
- Payment promises
- Identity records
- Authority records
- Official records
- Financial records
- Correspondence
- Question list
Timeline
- Before consultation: collect identity, authority, core matter, official, and money records.
- During review: confirm controlling records, missing documents, and next route.
- Afterwards: save final versions and calendar next dates.
- Ongoing: update the document index as records change.
Tips
- Send documents in date order.
- Keep draft and final versions separate.
- Name who has authority to instruct the lawyer.
- Ask what can be handled remotely and what needs original documents.
Warning Signs
- Authority to sign or instruct is unclear.
- An official deadline or filing date is close.
- Records conflict with each other.
- A document is being pushed for urgent signature.
Official sources
- CIPC enterprise searchCompany identity and debtor verification context.
- Department of Justice Magistrates' Courts formsCivil summons and court escalation context.
- Small Claims CourtSmall-claim route context where appropriate.
- Legal Practice Council list of legal practitionersLegal-practitioner discovery and verification context.
This checklist is for general information only and does not constitute legal advice.
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