Brisbane CBD
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
67 firms
Ascot, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Frew & Prygiel Lawyers provides legal services in Ascot, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Cridland & Hua Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Assault & Violent Offences.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
C V Martin Legal Services provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Murdoch Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Clinton Mohr Lawyers provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Bowen Hills, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Royal National Agricultural & Industrial Association of QLD provides legal services in Bowen Hills, QLD. Listed practice areas include Agribusiness & Rural Law, Business & Commercial Law and Competition & Consumer Law.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Mark Treherne & Associates provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Litigation.
NSW · Brisbane CBD
Australian Law Group provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
NSW · Brisbane CBD
Australian Law Group provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Brisbane City Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Domestic Violence & AVOs, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Brisbane drug crime lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Broadley Rees Hogan Lawyers. provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Bowen Hills, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Corney & Lind Lawyers Pty Ltd provides legal services in Bowen Hills, QLD. Listed practice areas include Not-for-Profit & Charity Law, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Spring Hill, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Franklin Athanasellis Cullen Pty Ltd provides legal services in Spring Hill, QLD. Listed practice areas include Health & Medical Practitioner Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Employment Law.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
GO trademarks provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Intellectual Property & Trade Marks, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
New Farm, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Martin R D & Company provides legal services in New Farm, QLD. Listed practice areas include Agribusiness & Rural Law, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Ascot, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Miles Lindsey provides legal services in Ascot, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
QLD Law Group provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Fortitude Valley, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Rouse Lawyers provides legal services in Fortitude Valley, QLD. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
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.
In Brisbane CBD, compare the individual lawyer’s practice and the proposed scope of work. A commercial firm, family team and criminal defence practice may all be centrally located but provide very different services.
For business & commercial, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant QLD experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Brisbane CBD. 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.