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Birtinya, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(395)Google rating from 395 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
RCB Law provides legal services in Birtinya, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Buying or Selling a Business · Notary Public & JP Services
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(203)Google rating from 203 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Brandon & Gullo Lawyers provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Building & Construction and Business & Commercial Law.
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(191)Google rating from 191 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Pathway Legal provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Probate & Estate Administration · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Planning & Environment · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Administrative & Government Law
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Buderim, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(137)Google rating from 137 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Hawkes Lawyers Buderim provides legal services in Buderim, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(111)Google rating from 111 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Duke Legal provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(107)Google rating from 107 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
MMLaw provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Wills & Estates+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Business & Commercial Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Planning & Environment · Elder Law & Aged Care · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship
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Caloundra West, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(92)Google rating from 92 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Good Law QLD provides legal services in Caloundra West, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Planning & Environment and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+3 morePlanning & Environment · Wills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(80)Google rating from 80 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Driving Law Queensland provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Drink & Drug Driving and Traffic Offences.
Criminal Law+5 moreDrink & Drug Driving · Traffic Offences · Assault & Violent Offences · Partner & Family Visas · Business & Commercial Law
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Birtinya, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(62)Google rating from 62 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
CHOMLEY FAMILY LAW provides legal services in Birtinya, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and International Family Law & Hague Abduction.
Family Law+7 moreParenting & Child Custody · International Family Law & Hague Abduction · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Property & Conveyancing · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Divorce & Separation
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Birtinya, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(60)Google rating from 60 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Griffiths Parry Lawyers & Notary provides legal services in Birtinya, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Family Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreFamily Law · Property & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Notary Public & JP Services · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Health & Medical Practitioner Law
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Twin Waters, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(59)Google rating from 59 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Lever Law provides legal services in Twin Waters, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+5 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Family Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Strata & Body Corporate
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(56)Google rating from 56 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Pacific Law provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(50)Google rating from 50 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
SJP Law provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Liquor Licensing & Gaming and General Practice (regional generalist).
Business & Commercial Law+2 moreLiquor Licensing & Gaming · General Practice (regional generalist)
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Noosaville, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(50)Google rating from 50 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Stonegate Legal provides legal services in Noosaville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Building & Construction and Commercial Litigation.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+7 moreBuilding & Construction · Commercial Litigation · Debt Recovery · Insolvency & Restructuring · Personal Bankruptcy · Defamation · Business & Commercial Law
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(46)Google rating from 46 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Ryans Solicitors & Attorneys provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Notary Public & JP Services and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreNotary Public & JP Services · Wills & Estates · Traffic Offences · Business & Commercial Law · Aviation Law · Commercial Litigation · Probate & Estate Administration
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Nambour, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(42)Google rating from 42 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Windsor Craig Solicitors provides legal services in Nambour, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+6 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Family Law · Elder Law & Aged Care · Wills & Estates · Buying or Selling a Business · Retirement Villages & Aged Care Contracts
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Tewantin, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(39)Google rating from 39 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Anumis Legal provides legal services in Tewantin, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Family Law · Insolvency & Restructuring · Banking & FinanceFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Gympie, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(39)Google rating from 39 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Baldwins Lawyers provides legal services in Gympie, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Parenting & Child Custody.
Family Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Parenting & Child Custody · Divorce & Separation · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Business & Commercial Law · Wills & EstatesFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(36)Google rating from 36 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Clutch Legal provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Defamation and Commercial Litigation.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+7 moreDefamation · Commercial Litigation · Building & Construction · Traffic Offences · Business & Commercial Law · Property & Conveyancing · Sports & Entertainment Law
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(34)Google rating from 34 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Coast & Country Legal (Incorporating Tim Williams Property Lawyers) provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(34)Google rating from 34 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Travis Schultz & Partners provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Personal Injury+7 moreWorkers Compensation · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Partner & Family Visas · Public Liability · Professional Negligence · Business & Commercial Law · Medical NegligenceNo win, no fee
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Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(32)Google rating from 32 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Miller Sockhill Lawyers provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Commercial Litigation · Business & Commercial Law · Insolvency & Restructuring · Family Law · Strata & Body Corporate · Commercial Property & Leasing
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.
Why business law matters
Legal issues are among the most common reasons small businesses fail. Prevention costs far less than disputes.
The Australian context
Businesses operate under federal company, tax and consumer law plus state laws on leasing, licensing and property.
Understand the next step
A practical guide to business & commercial in Sunshine Coast
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 Sunshine Coast
Maroochydore, Caloundra, Noosa and Nambour are grouped within the Sunshine Coast. Clients comparing firms should identify whether the work involves a personal matter, business interest or property held through an entity.
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 Sunshine Coast. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
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 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?
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
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.
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