Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, structures, leases and disputes.
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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.
Why business & commercial law matters
Legal problems in business are cheaper to prevent than to fix. Good contracts and structures protect owners and their personal assets.
The Australian context
Businesses operate under federal laws such as the Corporations Act and Australian Consumer Law, plus state laws on leasing, licensing and employment.
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Forest Lodge, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(70)Google rating from 70 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Macquarie Law Group provides legal services in Forest Lodge, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Family Law · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Criminal Law · Employment Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Business & Commercial LawFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Mittagong, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(70)Google rating from 70 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Our Lawyers provides legal services in Mittagong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(70)Google rating from 70 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Welcome Home Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Banking & Finance and Skilled & Business Visas.
Property & Conveyancing+3 moreBanking & Finance · Skilled & Business Visas · Business & Commercial Law
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Morayfield, QLD · Brisbane North & Moreton Bay
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(70)Google rating from 70 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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William Frank Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Morayfield, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
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Kincumber, NSW · Central Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(69)Google rating from 69 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Patrick McHugh & Co. Solicitors provides legal services in Kincumber, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Elder Law & Aged Care and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreElder Law & Aged Care · Wills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Retirement Villages & Aged Care Contracts · Commercial Property & Leasing · Probate & Estate Administration · Contested Wills & Family Provision
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Mandurah, WA · Perth South
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(68)Google rating from 68 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Coastal Family Law provides legal services in Mandurah, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Divorce & Separation.
Family Law+5 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Divorce & Separation · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Business & Commercial Law
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(68)Google rating from 68 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Kells The Lawyers provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Partner & Family Visas · Planning & Environment · Criminal Law · Coronial Inquests · Wills & EstatesNo win, no fee
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Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(68)Google rating from 68 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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LW Williams & Associates provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Commercial Litigation.
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Liverpool, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(68)Google rating from 68 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Opal Legal provides legal services in Liverpool, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Criminal Law.
Family Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Criminal Law · Divorce & Separation · De Facto Relationships · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Building & Construction
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Cairns City, QLD · Cairns & Far North
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(68)Google rating from 68 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Travis Schultz & Partners provides legal services in Cairns City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, Partner & Family Visas and Personal Injury.
Workers Compensation+6 morePartner & Family Visas · Personal Injury · Public Liability · Business & Commercial Law · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Professional Negligence
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Penrith, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(67)Google rating from 67 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Complete Legal and Conveyancing provides legal services in Penrith, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(67)Google rating from 67 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Oak Legal & Conveyancing provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Family Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Parenting & Child Custody
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(66)Google rating from 66 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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McKays Solicitors provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
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Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(66)Google rating from 66 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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TIA Lawyers provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Partner & Family Visas and Business & Commercial Law.
Immigration & Visas+7 morePartner & Family Visas · Business & Commercial Law · Citizenship · Notary Public & JP Services · Education Law · Skilled & Business Visas · Commercial Property & Leasing
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Gladstone Central, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(65)Google rating from 65 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Byrne Lawyers provides legal services in Gladstone Central, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
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Truganina, VIC · Western Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(64)Google rating from 64 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Eagle Peak Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Truganina, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Buying or Selling a Business and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+2 moreBuying or Selling a Business · Business & Commercial LawFree first consult
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Jindalee, QLD · Brisbane South & Logan
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(64)Google rating from 64 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Jindalee Lawyers provides legal services in Jindalee, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Family Law · Sports & Entertainment Law · Immigration & Visas
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Dromana, VIC · Mornington Peninsula
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(64)Google rating from 64 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Sargeants Bass Coast Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Dromana, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
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Geelong, VIC · Geelong & Surf Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(64)Google rating from 64 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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VISATASKER PTY LTD provides legal services in Geelong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Skilled & Business Visas and Partner & Family Visas.
Immigration & Visas+5 moreSkilled & Business Visas · Partner & Family Visas · Business & Commercial Law · Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) · Visa Refusals & Tribunal Appeals
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Bendigo, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(64)Google rating from 64 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Zaparas Lawyers Epping provides legal services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Public Liability, Workers Compensation and Personal Injury.
Public Liability+6 moreWorkers Compensation · Personal Injury · Partner & Family Visas · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Dust Diseases & Asbestos · Business & Commercial Law
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Parramatta, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(63)Google rating from 63 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Baldock Stacy & Niven provides conveyancing services in Parramatta, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Debt Recovery · Partner & Family Visas · Family Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Planning & Environment
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Busselton, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(63)Google rating from 63 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Conveyancing South West provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Agribusiness & Rural Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+8 moreAgribusiness & Rural Law · Business & Commercial Law · Partner & Family Visas · Family Law · Family Property Settlement · Divorce & Separation · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · General Practice (regional generalist)
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Carrum Downs, VIC · South East Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(63)Google rating from 63 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Fountain Law provides legal services in Carrum Downs, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Family Law · Sports & Entertainment Law
Understand the next step
A practical guide to business & commercial law
What to discuss at the first meeting
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.
How the engagement may progress
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Explain the transaction, amount involved, parties and desired result. Provide the current agreement and relevant entity or trust details.
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Ask which risks need legal, accounting, tax or technical advice. Identify essential terms and those you are willing to negotiate.
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Agree who negotiates, approves documents and tracks continuing obligations. Clarify whether post-completion advice is included.
Fees and the scope of work
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.
Dates to raise at first contact
Highlight signing dates, finance conditions and demands. Raise an inability to meet debts immediately so appropriate advice can be identified before further commitments.
Questions to ask a business & commercial law adviser
Who is the client for this work?
What tasks and negotiation rounds are included?
Who is your client: the business or me personally?
What specialist input is required?
Which risks and exclusions should I understand before approving the document?
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.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
What should be in my terms and conditions?
Payment terms, limits of liability, consumer law compliance, and clear processes for disputes and cancellations.
Do I need a lawyer to start a company?
You can register a company yourself. A lawyer is useful for the shareholders agreement, the right structure for tax and asset protection, and making sure your contracts and terms protect you.
Should a lawyer review a commercial lease?
Yes. Leases often run for years and can include costly obligations such as make-good, outgoings and personal guarantees. Some states also have retail leasing laws that affect your rights.
