Frequently Asked Questions

We provide legal and accounting services for businesses, founders, executives and individuals.

That includes legal advice, disputes, company matters, bookkeeping, tax and financial reporting.

Yes. PCA Lawyers provides legal services and Phan Campbell & Associates provides accounting services.

The two practices share an office in Footscray. When a matter needs both, and you agree, they work on it together so the legal and accounting advice line up.

If your matter is about your rights, obligations, risk or a dispute, you usually need legal advice. If it is about reporting, compliance, tax or how your finances are structured, you usually need an accountant.

Many business decisions involve both. If you are not sure, tell us what is going on and we will point you to the right people.

PCA Lawyers and Phan Campbell & Associates (accounting) are separate practices that share the PCA name and a Footscray office, serving Melbourne's western suburbs.

Many of our clients are business owners and families, and we can advise in Vietnamese as well as English.

Because legal and accounting issues often overlap, particularly for people running their own business, our two practices coordinate advice, with the client's consent, so the two sides of a decision can be considered together.

Yes. We usually start with an initial consultation to understand your matter, what you want to achieve and the options available.

We advise and act for clients in commercial and business law, disputes and litigation, property law, family law, wills and estates, and migration law.

Yes. We help with commercial and construction disputes through negotiation and, where it is needed, litigation. We aim to resolve each dispute in a way that suits what is at stake.

Yes. We advise on transactions and ongoing obligations, and we also act when a dispute arises or a right needs to be enforced.

Yes. We help new and growing businesses with the right structure, contracts, shareholder agreements, bookkeeping, tax and forecasting.

As the business grows, we adjust our support to what it needs at each stage.

We help individuals and businesses with bookkeeping, financial reporting, tax compliance and business advice.

Yes. We help individuals and businesses meet their tax obligations and plan ahead, so tax is considered before decisions are made rather than after.

Yes. We can look after your ongoing reporting and compliance, including BAS and GST, payroll and the lodgements that go with them.

Yes. We help businesses build forecasts and budgets and track performance against them, so decisions are based on real numbers.

Fees depend on the scope, complexity and urgency of the work. We explain our fees before we start and confirm the scope with you before any work begins.

Yes. We keep you updated on progress, what we have found and what happens next, so there are no surprises.

It depends on how complex the matter is and on things outside our control, such as other parties, courts and government agencies. We give you a realistic timeframe early and let you know if it changes.

Yes. We keep client information confidential and handle it in line with our professional obligations and our privacy policy.

Yes. We see clients at our Footscray office and also work with clients by phone, email and online meetings.

Call us, email us or use our enquiry form. We will get back to you and suggest the next step.

Bring any key documents, important dates and background that help explain the issue, and let us know what outcome you are hoping for.

We read what you have sent, ask about anything that is missing, and suggest an initial consultation if it would help.