Franchise lawyers advise franchisees and franchisors under the Franchising Code of Conduct.
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The Code requires disclosure documents and cooling-off periods. Buying a franchise is a major investment, and a review of the franchise agreement is essential.
Why franchising matters
Buying a franchise is a major investment governed by a long-term agreement heavily weighted to the franchisor.
The Australian context
The Franchising Code of Conduct, a mandatory industry code enforced by the ACCC, requires disclosure documents, cooling-off periods and good faith dealing.
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Brunswick, VIC · Northern Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(428)Google rating from 428 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
FJR Lawyers provides legal services in Brunswick, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Building & Construction.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Building & Construction · Debt Recovery · Franchising · Family Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Probate & Estate AdministrationFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Geelong, VIC · Geelong & Surf Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(236)Google rating from 236 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Coulter Legal provides legal services in Geelong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Family Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Business & Commercial Law · Tax Law · Partner & Family Visas · Wills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Franchising
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Woolloomooloo, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(204)Google rating from 204 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Progressive Legal provides legal services in Woolloomooloo, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Defamation.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Defamation · Property & Conveyancing · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks · Employment Law · Partner & Family Visas · Franchising
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Taree, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(164)Google rating from 164 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Stacks Law Firm provides legal services in Taree, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Medical Negligence · Franchising · Debt Recovery · Defamation · Personal Injury
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Bowral, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(154)Google rating from 154 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Stacks Law Firm provides legal services in Bowral, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Workers Compensation.
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Toowoomba City, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(146)Google rating from 146 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Enterprise Legal provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Franchising.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Franchising · Commercial Property & Leasing · Defamation · Building & Construction · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks · Debt Recovery
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Hampton, VIC · South East Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(133)Google rating from 133 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Melbourne Family Lawyers provides legal services in Hampton, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Franchising.
Business & Commercial Law+3 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Franchising · Building & Construction
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Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(133)Google rating from 133 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Rise Legal provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
Business & Commercial Law+5 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks · Franchising · Partner & Family Visas · Health & Medical Practitioner Law
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Newstead, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(118)Google rating from 118 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Rouse Lawyers provides legal services in Newstead, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Franchising.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Franchising · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Commercial Litigation · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks · Buying or Selling a Business
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Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(113)Google rating from 113 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Verge Legal 维智律师事务所 (Melbourne CBD) provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Franchising · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Criminal Law · Planning & EnvironmentFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(102)Google rating from 102 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Stone Group Lawyers Gold Coast provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Family Law · Franchising · Divorce & Separation · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Employment LawFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(84)Google rating from 84 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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TNS Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Franchising.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Franchising · Commercial Litigation · Family Law · Corporate Law & M&A · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Insolvency & Restructuring
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Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(76)Google rating from 76 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
SPG Lawyers provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Franchising · Wills & Estates · Elder Law & Aged Care · Commercial Property & Leasing · Strata & Body Corporate
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Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(75)Google rating from 75 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Corestone Lawyers provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Family Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Building & Construction · Planning & Environment · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Franchising
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Parramatta, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(73)Google rating from 73 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Renson Lawyers provides legal services in Parramatta, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Building & Construction · Franchising · Commercial Property & Leasing · Planning & Environment · Contract Law
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Darwin Cbd, NT · Darwin & Palmerston
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(61)Google rating from 61 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Ward Keller Lawyers provides legal services in Darwin Cbd, NT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Family Law · Partner & Family Visas · Medical Negligence · Franchising · Wills & Estates · Notary Public & JP Services
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Miranda, NSW · Southern Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(56)Google rating from 56 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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MTK Lawyers provides legal services in Miranda, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Probate & Estate Administration and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreProbate & Estate Administration · Wills & Estates · Franchising · Building & Construction · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Commercial Litigation
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Liverpool, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(48)Google rating from 48 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Fidus Legal provides legal services in Liverpool, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Business & Commercial Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Franchising · Debt Recovery · Unfair Dismissal
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Forster, NSW · Mid North Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(45)Google rating from 45 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Stacks Law Firm provides legal services in Forster, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Medical Negligence · Franchising · Debt Recovery · Defamation · Personal InjuryNo win, no fee
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Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(41)Google rating from 41 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
McMahon Fearnley provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Building & Construction+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Franchising · Debt Recovery · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks
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Hornsby, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
★★★★★★★★★★3.7(39)Google rating from 39 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Stacks Law Firm provides legal services in Hornsby, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Workers Compensation.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Workers Compensation · Personal Injury · Wills & Estates · Franchising · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Commercial Property & LeasingNo win, no feeThe firm mentions no win, no fee arrangements. Confirm terms in writing.
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Newcastle West, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(38)Google rating from 38 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Endeavour Commercial & Property Lawyers provides legal services in Newcastle West, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Planning & Environment.
Say whether you are entering, operating, renewing, transferring or disputing a franchise. Review the complete document set and commercial arrangements, not only the agreement’s title.
Confirm whether negotiations, related leases and guarantees are included in the engagement.
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 franchising adviser
Which obligations and exit provisions need attention?
What independent financial assessment should accompany the review?
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
Is there a cooling-off period for franchises?
Yes. The Franchising Code provides a cooling-off period after entering the agreement or paying money.
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.
