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Birtinya, QLD · Sunshine Coast
New on GoogleOnly 2 Google reviews so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Conveyancing Solicitors Brisbane provides legal services in Birtinya, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Property & Conveyancing+3 morePartner & Family Visas · Commercial Property & Leasing · Business & Commercial Law
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Gympie, QLD · Sunshine Coast
New on GoogleOnly 2 Google reviews so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Gold Coast City Solicitors provides legal services in Gympie, QLD. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Workers Compensation and Building & Construction.
Medical Negligence+4 moreWorkers Compensation · Building & Construction · Personal Injury · Business & Commercial LawNo win, no feeThe firm mentions no win, no fee arrangements. Confirm terms in writing.Free first consult
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Southside, QLD · Sunshine Coast
New on GoogleOnly 2 Google reviews so far, not enough for a reliable rating
L & S Lawyers provides legal services in Southside, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+3 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Family Law
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Caloundra, QLD · Sunshine Coast
New on GoogleOnly 2 Google reviews so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Michael Mason Lawyer provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Criminal Law.
Wills & Estates+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Criminal Law · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Planning & Environment · Business & Commercial Law · Notary Public & JP Services · Probate & Estate Administration
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Forest Glen, QLD · Sunshine Coast
New on GoogleOnly 1 Google review so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Bush to Beach Legal provides legal services in Forest Glen, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Planning & Environment.
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Gympie, QLD · Sunshine Coast
New on GoogleOnly 1 Google review so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Countryside Legal Services provides legal services in Gympie, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Planning & Environment and Wills & Estates.
Family Law+7 morePlanning & Environment · Wills & Estates · Property & Conveyancing · Business & Commercial Law · NDIS & Disability Law · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Human Rights & Discrimination
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Birtinya, QLD · Sunshine Coast
New on GoogleOnly 1 Google review so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Greyson Legal provides legal services in Birtinya, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Franchising and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreFranchising · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks · Property & Conveyancing · Commercial Property & Leasing · Contract Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Corporate Law & M&A
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Noosa Heads, QLD · Sunshine Coast
New on GoogleOnly 1 Google review so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Pathway Legal provides legal services in Noosa Heads, 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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Tewantin, QLD · Sunshine Coast
New on GoogleOnly 1 Google review so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Simmonds, Roslyn provides legal services in Tewantin, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
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Noosaville, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Aylward Game Solicitors provides legal services in Noosaville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Commercial Litigation · Professional Negligence · Employment LawFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Caloundra, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Gullickson Lawyers provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Family Law · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Probate & Estate Administration · Contested Wills & Family Provision
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(245)Google rating from 245 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Butler McDermott Lawyers Nambour provides legal services in Nambour, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Family Law · Commercial Litigation · Business & Commercial Law · Personal Injury · Criminal Law
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(138)Google rating from 138 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Thompson Southern Law Practice provides legal services in Bli Bli, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(105)Google rating from 105 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Navigate Law provides legal services in Mountain Creek, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(89)Google rating from 89 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Argon Law | Commercial Lawyers Sunshine Coast provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Employment Law · Partner & Family Visas · Planning & Environment · Commercial Property & Leasing
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(76)Google rating from 76 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
AXIA LITIGATION LAWYERS provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Building & Construction and Insolvency & Restructuring.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+7 moreBuilding & Construction · Insolvency & Restructuring · Property & Conveyancing · Personal Bankruptcy · Business & Commercial Law · Professional Negligence · Personal Injury
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(62)Google rating from 62 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Alex Mandry Family Lawyers Sunshine Coast provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Divorce & Separation.
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(60)Google rating from 60 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Andrew Douglas Solicitors provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Parenting & Child Custody.
Family Law+7 moreDivorce & Separation · Parenting & Child Custody · Property & Conveyancing · Binding Financial Agreements · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Building & Construction · Business & Commercial LawFree first consult
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(51)Google rating from 51 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Bradley & Bray Lawyers provides legal services in Nambour, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(46)Google rating from 46 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Pollock Ingram Solicitors provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Wills & Estates+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Commercial Property & Leasing · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Business & Commercial Law · Elder Law & Aged Care · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(46)Google rating from 46 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Power & Cartwright Solicitors provides legal services in Gympie, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Property & Conveyancing · Building & Construction · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Family Law
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(43)Google rating from 43 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
FC Lawyers provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Immigration & Visas · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Franchising · Personal Injury · Commercial Property & LeasingFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(38)Google rating from 38 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Catton & Tondelstrand Lawyers provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and De Facto Relationships.
Family Law+6 moreDivorce & Separation · De Facto Relationships · Property & Conveyancing · Family Property Settlement · Parenting & Child Custody · Business & Commercial Law2 languagesLanguages mentioned on the firm’s website: french
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(22)Google rating from 22 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Farrawell Family Law provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Health & Medical Practitioner Law, Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal and Partner & Family Visas.
Health & Medical Practitioner Law+3 moreMental Health & Guardianship Tribunal · Partner & Family Visas · Agribusiness & Rural 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.
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.
