Business & Commercial · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
134 business & commercial law firms in Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches, New South Wales, including Chatswood, North Sydney, Hornsby, Manly.
134 firms
Manly, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Datalaw provides legal services in Manly, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law.
A commercial lawyer is your business's general counsel: reviewing contracts before you sign, setting up the right structure, protecting your brand, and resolving disputes before they escalate.
Legal problems in business are cheaper to prevent than to fix. Good contracts and structures protect owners and their personal assets.
Businesses operate under federal laws such as the Corporations Act and Australian Consumer Law, plus state laws on leasing, licensing and employment.
Understand the next step
Describe the commercial result sought and identify the business entity. The lawyer needs to know who can give instructions and whether advice is for the entity or a person involved in it.
Separate commercial, tax, accounting and personal advice where interests or expertise differ.
This search area brings together North Shore and Northern Beaches centres. For a property purchase, family matter or estate, compare the actual office location rather than assuming every firm is close to your suburb.
For business & commercial law, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant NSW experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
Explain the transaction, amount involved, parties and desired result. Provide the current agreement and relevant entity or trust details.
Ask which risks need legal, accounting, tax or technical advice. Identify essential terms and those you are willing to negotiate.
Agree who negotiates, approves documents and tracks continuing obligations. Clarify whether post-completion advice is included.
Request a defined scope or staged budget with assumptions about document review and negotiation rounds. Personal guarantees, tax and related disputes may need separate work.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Highlight signing dates, finance conditions and demands. Raise an inability to meet debts immediately so appropriate advice can be identified before further commitments.
In New South Wales, most criminal and minor civil matters start in the Local Court, with more serious matters in the District Court and Supreme Court. Tenancy, strata, consumer and guardianship disputes usually go to NCAT. Solicitors are licensed by the Law Society of New South Wales, and complaints about lawyers go to the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner.
Business & Commercial Law firms in Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Good to know
Payment terms, limits of liability, consumer law compliance, and clear processes for disputes and cancellations.
Most matters start in the Local Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of NSW. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Practising certificates in New South Wales are managed by the Law Society of New South Wales. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
Macquarie Park, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Law Partners Personal Injury Lawyers provides legal services in Macquarie Park, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Partner & Family Visas and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
McCabes Lawyers provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Business & Commercial Law.
North Manly, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Mitchell & Shorten Lawyers provides legal services in North Manly, NSW. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Employment Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Dee Why, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Nayel Lawyers provides legal services in Dee Why, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Contract Law and Criminal Law.
North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
SME Property Lawyer provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Business & Commercial Law.
Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Starlight Legal (Chatswood) provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Immigration & Visas and Criminal Law.
Dee Why, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Staunton & Thompson Lawyers provides legal services in Dee Why, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Stoyles & Stevens provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
Gladesville, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Vizzone Ruggero Twigg Lawyers provides legal services in Gladesville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Hornsby, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Watts McCray Lawyers Hornsby provides legal services in Hornsby, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Health & Medical Practitioner Law.
Hornsby, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Walker Hedges Forestville provides legal services in Hornsby, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Hornsby, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Caspian Legal provides legal services in Hornsby, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Dundas, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Marriotts Legal Costers provides legal services in Dundas, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Planning & Environment and Business & Commercial Law.
Mona Vale, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
P.J. Donnellan & Co provides legal services in Mona Vale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Antunes M C Lawyers & Advocates provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Warren & Warren Incorporating the office of Adrian G Byrne provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Thornleigh, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Tara Jain Solicitors provides legal services in Thornleigh, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Tax Law.
Macquarie Park, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Versfeld & Hugo provides legal services in Macquarie Park, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Citizenship and Business & Commercial Law.
North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Shipton & Associates provides conveyancing services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Strata & Body Corporate.
Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
TY Lawyers provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Gladesville, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Williams Roncolato Lawyers provides legal services in Gladesville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Banking & Finance.
North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Tom Howard Legal provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Seaforth, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Robertson Saxton Osborne Lawyers provides legal services in Seaforth, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
