Gold Coast
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
140 firms
Nerang, QLD · Gold Coast
Laf Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Nerang, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Planning & Environment.
Jimboomba, QLD · Gold Coast
Brian Shepherdson Solicitor provides legal services in Jimboomba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Wills & Estates.
RVA Legal provides conveyancing services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
East Coast Conveyancing provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
Howden Saggers Lawyers provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Biggera Waters, QLD · Gold Coast
Prosper Law provides legal services in Biggera Waters, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Employment Law and Contract Law.
Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
Steindls Lawyers & Notary provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Notary Public & JP Services.
Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
Brian Shepherdson Solicitor provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Wills & Estates.
Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
Radcliff Taylor Lawyers provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
Davoren Associates provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
Laurence Wilson & Associates provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
Legal Advice Unlocked provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Education Law, Commercial Litigation and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Runaway Bay, QLD · Gold Coast
Lili Bulyk Solicitor & Attorney provides legal services in Runaway Bay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Muir Lawyers provides legal services in Nerang, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
Chan Lawyers provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
Evans Brandon Family Lawyers provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Competition & Consumer Law and Skilled & Business Visas.
Carrara, QLD · Gold Coast
Lockett McCullough Lawyers Noosa provides legal services in Carrara, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
Mortimore and Associates Solicitors provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
Abraham Legal Services provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
Carew Lawyers provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
Thornton Storgato Law Pty Ltd provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Molendinar, QLD · Gold Coast
AJ Family Law provides legal services in Molendinar, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Browns Lawyers provides legal services in Miami, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Hope Island, QLD · Gold Coast
Stacks Law Firm Tweed Heads provides legal services in Hope Island, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
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.
Southport, Surfers Paradise, Robina and Coolangatta offer different starting points for a Gold Coast search. A matter involving Tweed Heads or a NSW asset should be identified as cross-border from the first enquiry.
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 Gold Coast. 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.