Business & Commercial · Hobart & South
29 business & commercial law firms in Hobart & South, Tasmania, including Hobart, Glenorchy, Kingston.
29 firms
West Moonah, TAS · Hobart & South
Buttar Immigration Consultants Pty Ltd provides legal services in West Moonah, TAS. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) and Skilled & Business Visas.
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.
Hobart, Glenorchy and Kingston are grouped for the Hobart & South search. For a transaction or dispute, distinguish between the place you live, the location of the asset and the venue named in any documents.
For business & commercial law, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant TAS experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Hobart & South. 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.
Tasmania has a two-tier court system: the Magistrates Court and the Supreme Court, with no intermediate court. Guardianship, anti-discrimination and many review matters are heard by TASCAT. The Law Society of Tasmania issues practising certificates and the Legal Profession Board of Tasmania handles complaints.
Good to know
Payment terms, limits of liability, consumer law compliance, and clear processes for disputes and cancellations.
Most matters start in the Magistrates Court. More serious cases go to the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Practising certificates in Tasmania are managed by the Law Society of Tasmania. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
EB Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Copping, TAS · Hobart & South
Campbell Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Copping, TAS. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Logan & Partners provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
D & X Legal provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Hwl Ebsworth Lawyers provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Kingston, TAS · Hobart & South
Advocate Lawyers Kingston provides legal services in Kingston, TAS. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Moonah, TAS · Hobart & South
Hwl Ebsworth Lawyers provides legal services in Moonah, TAS. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Battery Point, TAS · Hobart & South
WPM Lawyers provides legal services in Battery Point, TAS. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) and Business & Commercial Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Boylan Lawyers provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Carroll & O'Dea provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Medical Negligence and Property & Conveyancing.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Groom Kennedy provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Corporate Law & M&A.
Kingston, TAS · Hobart & South
Hwl Ebsworth Lawyers provides legal services in Kingston, TAS. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Monk Lawyers provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Youth Justice & Children's Court and Business & Commercial Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
East Coast Conveyancing provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Greyson Legal provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Franchising, Business & Commercial Law and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Lamont Law provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
David William Brothers provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Goodman Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer) and Business & Commercial Law.
Huonville, TAS · Hobart & South
Baker Wilson Lawyers provides legal services in Huonville, TAS. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
Abetz Curtis provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Planning & Environment.
Sandy Bay, TAS · Hobart & South
Ember Education and Migration provides legal services in Sandy Bay, TAS. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Partner & Family Visas and Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer).
Hobart, TAS · Hobart & South
McCulloch & Associates Solicitors provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
Edge Legal provides legal services in Hobart, TAS. Listed practice areas include Unfair Dismissal, Business & Commercial Law and Employment 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.