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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Perth, WA · Perth CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(37)Google rating from 37 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
William Gerard Legal provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Citizenship and Criminal Law.
Immigration & Visas+7 moreCitizenship · Criminal Law · Partner & Family Visas · Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) · Visa Cancellation & Character (s501) · Traffic Offences · Business & Commercial Law
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Tamworth, NSW · New England & North West
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Andrew John O’Halloran - Specialist in Personal Injury Law provides legal services in Tamworth, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Personal Injury and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 morePersonal Injury · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Business & Commercial Law · Partner & Family Visas · Wills & Estates · Medical Negligence · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP
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Canberra, ACT · Canberra
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Apollo Law provides legal services in Canberra, ACT. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Family Law.
Business & Commercial Law+5 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Partner & Family Visas · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Property & Conveyancing
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Australian Law Group provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Litigation and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreCommercial Litigation · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Criminal Law
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Clutch Legal provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Defamation and Commercial Litigation.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+7 moreDefamation · Commercial Litigation · Building & Construction · Traffic Offences · Business & Commercial Law · Property & Conveyancing · Sports & Entertainment Law
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Tahmoor, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Coutts Conveyancing & Legal Services provides conveyancing services in Tahmoor, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Criminal Law · Employment Law · Commercial Litigation
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Toowoomba City, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Finch Legal provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Commercial Property & Leasing · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Administrative & Government Law
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Cleveland, QLD · Brisbane South & Logan
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Hopper Mott Bunting Lawyers (Previously Mott & Associates, Solicitors) provides legal services in Cleveland, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Family Law · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Criminal Law · Commercial Property & Leasing
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Hurstville, NSW · Southern Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Macdessi Lawyers provides legal services in Hurstville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Commercial Litigation.
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Mornington, VIC · Mornington Peninsula
★★★★★★★★★★4.2(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Professional Edge Lawyers provides legal services in Mornington, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Family Law · Planning & Environment · Business & Commercial Law · Debt Recovery · Probate & Estate Administration · Divorce & Separation
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Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Robinson & Robinson provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Contract Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+6 moreContract Law · Wills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Planning & Environment · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Strata & Body Corporate2 languages
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Griffith, ACT · Canberra
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
TERRACON LEGAL PTY LTD provides legal services in Griffith, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Planning & Environment.
Property & Conveyancing+6 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Planning & Environment · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Commercial Property & Leasing · Partner & Family Visas
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Bundaberg Central, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(35)Google rating from 35 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Baker O'Brien Toll Lawyers provides legal services in Bundaberg Central, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Family Law · Personal Injury · Partner & Family Visas · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Planning & Environment
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Ayr, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(35)Google rating from 35 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Connolly Suthers Lawyers Townsville provides legal services in Ayr, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Planning & Environment · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Partner & Family VisasNo win, no feeThe firm mentions no win, no fee arrangements. Confirm terms in writing.
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Wishart, QLD · Brisbane South & Logan
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(35)Google rating from 35 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
DD Lawyers provides legal services in Wishart, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Property & Conveyancing+3 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Personal InjuryFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(35)Google rating from 35 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Intervention Order Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Domestic Violence & AVOs, Parenting & Child Custody and Family Law.
Domestic Violence & AVOs+4 moreParenting & Child Custody · Family Law · Business & Commercial Law · Partner & Family VisasFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Parramatta, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(35)Google rating from 35 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
James Papas Solicitors provides legal services in Parramatta, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Immigration & Visas · Probate & Estate Administration · Family Law · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Planning & EnvironmentFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Norwest, NSW · Hills District
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(35)Google rating from 35 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Kalpaxis Legal provides legal services in Norwest, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Mediation & Dispute Resolution.
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Bexley, NSW · Southern Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(35)Google rating from 35 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Mihalatos & Associates Solicitors provides legal services in Bexley, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+3 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Family Law
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(35)Google rating from 35 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
My Legal Crunch Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Family Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Divorce & Separation · Probate & Estate Administration · Property & Conveyancing · Business & Commercial Law · Unfair DismissalFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Perth, WA · Perth CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(35)Google rating from 35 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Rowe Bristol Lawyers provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Debt Recovery.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Debt Recovery · Building & Construction · Insolvency & Restructuring · Franchising · Commercial Property & Leasing · Business & Commercial 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.
