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.

What can I do about an unpaid invoice?

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.

Business & Commercial lawyers in Northern Rivers, NSW

Choosing the right kind of assistance

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.

Working with a firm in Northern Rivers

For matters involving Tweed Heads and Queensland, ask about cross-border experience. A nearby office is not enough to establish whether a lawyer can advise on property, proceedings or a business on the other side of the border.

For business & commercial, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant NSW experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Northern Rivers. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.

How the engagement may progress

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.

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 adviser

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?

Business & Commercial lawyers in Northern Rivers

Geoff Williams and Associates

Flood Legal

Save U Legal

Tyndall & Co. Lawyers

Border Conveyancing Services

Entourage Byron Bay

Attwood Marshall Lawyers

Mark Vincent Glaser

Julie Earl Conveyancing

van Kempen & Associates

Salt & Stone Lawyers

Byron Family Law

Budd & Piper Solicitors & Conveyancers

McDonald & Partners

Stacks Law Firm

Keith Graham Law

David Hunter Solicitor

Australian Law Group

Attwood Marshall Lawyers

S+ P Lawyers

GOODLAW

Nimbin Law Solicitors & Conveyancers

Twomey Dispute Lawyers

van Kempen & Associates

Why business law matters

The Australian context

A practical guide to business & commercial in Northern Rivers

Choosing the right kind of assistance

Working with a firm in Northern Rivers

How the engagement may progress

Fees and the scope of work

Dates to raise at first contact

Questions to ask a business & commercial adviser

Frequently asked questions

Business & Commercial in other NSW regions

Other lawyers in Northern Rivers