Canberra
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
72 firms
Capital Lawyers provides legal services in Canberra, ACT. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Greenway, ACT · Canberra
Erindale Discount Meats provides legal services in Greenway, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Mills Oakley provides legal services in Canberra, ACT. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Forrest, ACT · Canberra
Boettcher Law – Uwe Boettcher provides legal services in Forrest, ACT. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Batterham & Co provides legal services in Griffith, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Satsias Andrew provides conveyancing services in Griffith, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Planning & Environment.
Ozpropertylaw Pty Ltd provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Planning & Environment.
Satsias Andrew provides conveyancing services in Dickson, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Planning & Environment.
Gil-Jones Barker provides legal services in Turner, ACT. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Canberra, ACT · Canberra
Endeavour Legal Enterprises provides legal services in Canberra, ACT. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Partner & Family Visas and NDIS & Disability Law.
NSW · Canberra
Allnorth Qld Services provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Canberra, ACT · Canberra
Ashurst provides legal services in Canberra, ACT. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
Deakin, ACT · Canberra
Australian Rural Health Education Network provides legal services in Deakin, ACT. Listed practice areas include Agribusiness & Rural Law, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Elder Law & Aged Care.
Canberra, ACT · Canberra
Badgery & Rafferty provides legal services in Canberra, ACT. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Palmerston, ACT · Canberra
City First Solicitors provides legal services in Palmerston, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Planning & Environment.
Wanniassa, ACT · Canberra
Erindale Discount Meats provides legal services in Wanniassa, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Yarralumla, NSW · Canberra
Lexicon Lawyers provides legal services in Yarralumla, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
Canberra, ACT · Canberra
Louise Neilson Conveyancing provides legal services in Canberra, ACT. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law and Building & Construction.
NSW · Canberra
Mahons with Yuncken & Yuncken Lawyers provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Canberra City, ACT · Canberra
Mark Fleming Lawyers provides legal services in Canberra City, ACT. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
Canberra, ACT · Canberra
McKenna Taylor provides legal services in Canberra, ACT. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law and Planning & Environment.
Braddon, ACT · Canberra
RSK Legal Group provides legal services in Braddon, ACT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Notary Public & JP Services and Wills & Estates.
Yarralumla, NSW · Canberra
Snedden Hall & Gallop provides legal services in Yarralumla, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Downer, ACT · Canberra
UNITED LEGAL provides legal services in Downer, ACT. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Notary Public & JP Services and Partner & Family Visas.
Small and medium businesses usually need a lawyer at the moments that carry real risk: setting up the structure, signing a lease or major contract, raising money, taking on a partner, buying or selling the business, or dealing with a dispute or unpaid debt. A commercial lawyer who understands your industry can save money by fixing problems in the documents before they become disputes. Larger firms offer specialist teams in areas such as competition law, privacy and banking, while many regional firms cover the everyday needs of local businesses and farms.
Legal issues are among the most common reasons small businesses fail. Prevention costs far less than disputes.
Businesses operate under federal company, tax and consumer law plus state laws on leasing, licensing and property.
Understand the next step
Start with the commercial objective: entering a contract, changing ownership, raising finance, resolving a dispute or managing risk. Identify the legal entity and who may give instructions. A company, its directors and its shareholders do not necessarily have the same interests.
A Canberra address does not automatically mean ACT law is the only law involved. Commonwealth decisions, workplace matters and transactions involving nearby NSW can require different experience and procedures.
For business & commercial, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant ACT experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Canberra. 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.
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
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.
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.
A lawyer can send a letter of demand, and if that fails, start recovery proceedings. For companies, a statutory demand can be an effective option in the right circumstances.