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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Dubbo, NSW · Central West & Orana
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Mastronardi Legal provides legal services in Dubbo, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Mediation & Dispute Resolution.
Family Law+6 moreDivorce & Separation · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Parenting & Child Custody · Property & Conveyancing · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Business & Commercial Law
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Kingston, ACT · Canberra
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Morris Legal Group provides legal services in Kingston, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Building & Construction · Partner & Family Visas · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Planning & Environment · Wills & Estates
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Surry Hills, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Neville & Hourn Legal provides legal services in Surry Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks · Insolvency & Restructuring · Criminal Law · Partner & Family Visas
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NSW · Central West & Orana
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Orana Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Agribusiness & Rural Law and Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer).
Property & Conveyancing+3 moreAgribusiness & Rural Law · Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer) · Business & Commercial LawFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Priest Legal provides legal services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Business & Commercial Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Notary Public & JP Services · Parenting & Child Custody
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Orange, NSW · Central West & Orana
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Prosser provides legal services in Orange, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Litigation.
Property & Conveyancing+6 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Commercial Litigation · Wills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Commercial Property & Leasing · Building & Construction
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Springwood, QLD · Brisbane South & Logan
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
South East Injury Lawyers provides legal services in Springwood, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Workers Compensation.
Personal Injury+7 morePublic Liability · Workers Compensation · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Business & Commercial Law · TPD & Superannuation ClaimsNo win, no fee
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Sale, VIC · Gippsland
★★★★★★★★★★4.2(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Sullivan Braham Pty Ltd provides legal services in Sale, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Criminal Law · Personal Injury
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Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Tony Cox Lawyers & Conveyancers provides legal services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include Powers of Attorney & Guardianship, Property & Conveyancing and Notary Public & JP Services.
Powers of Attorney & Guardianship+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Notary Public & JP Services · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Criminal Law · Traffic Offences · Business & Commercial Law
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Mandurah, WA · Perth South
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Waterways Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Mandurah, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
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Adelaide, SA · Adelaide CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
ADLV Law, Adelaide provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Employment Law and Unfair Dismissal.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreEmployment Law · Unfair Dismissal · Wills & Estates · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Partner & Family Visas · Property & Conveyancing
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Launceston, TAS · Launceston & North
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
BDF Law provides legal services in Launceston, TAS. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Employment Law · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Buying or Selling a Business
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Margaret River, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Cape to Cape Lawyers Busselton office provides legal services in Margaret River, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Family Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Property & Conveyancing · Divorce & Separation · Probate & Estate Administration · Planning & Environment · Parenting & Child CustodyFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Armidale, NSW · New England & North West
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Complete Conveyancing New England provides conveyancing services in Armidale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreStrata & Body Corporate · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer) · Business & Commercial Law
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East Toowoomba, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Conveyancing 4 U provides legal services in East Toowoomba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Wills & Estates+6 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Property & Conveyancing · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Planning & Environment · Buying or Selling a Business · Probate & Estate Administration2 languages
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East Toowoomba, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Conveyancing 4 U provides legal services in East Toowoomba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+2 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law
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Box Hill North, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
D Y & Co Lawyers provides legal services in Box Hill North, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Buying or Selling a Business · Immigration & Visas
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Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Fleming & Rhoden Lawyers provides legal services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+5 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Debt Recovery · Family Law · Wills & Estates
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Preston, VIC · Northern Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Le & Co Lawyers provides legal services in Preston, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Citizenship and Property & Conveyancing.
Business & Commercial Law+6 moreCitizenship · Property & Conveyancing · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Immigration & Visas · Commercial Property & LeasingFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Warragul, VIC · Gippsland
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Miceal Ambrose Lawyers provides legal services in Warragul, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Criminal Law.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreWills & Estates · Criminal Law · Business & Commercial Law · Domestic Violence & AVOs
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Mornington, VIC · Mornington Peninsula
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Stidston Warren Lawyers provides legal services in Mornington, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Contested Wills & Family Provision.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Wills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Franchising · Family Law · Intellectual Property & Trade MarksFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Coolum Beach, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.0(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Sunshine Coast Legal Pty Ltd provides legal services in Coolum Beach, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Criminal Law · Business & Commercial Law
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Randwick, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Walkabout Migration Lawyers provides legal services in Randwick, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Immigration & Visas+6 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Partner & Family Visas · Skilled & Business Visas · Building & Construction · Planning & Environment · Administrative & Government 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.
