Verified: phone number confirmed on the firm’s website and Google
Adelaide, SA · Adelaide CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(3)Google rating from 3 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
KJK Legal provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Workers Compensation+7 moreHealth & Medical Practitioner Law · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Debt Recovery · Public Liability · Medical Negligence
Verified: phone number confirmed on the firm’s website and Google
Adelaide, SA · Adelaide CBD
New on GoogleOnly 2 Google reviews so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Connolly & Co. provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Immigration & Visas.
Business & Commercial Law+3 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Immigration & Visas · Building & Construction
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(243)Google rating from 243 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Newman Lawyers provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreFamily Law · Business & Commercial Law · Personal Injury · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Workers Compensation · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Criminal Law
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(188)Google rating from 188 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
SS Business Investments provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Wills & Estates+5 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Family Law · Divorce & Separation · Criminal Law · Partner & Family Visas
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(175)Google rating from 175 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Riverland Legal & Conveyancing provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreFamily Law · Wills & Estates · Property & Conveyancing · Personal Injury · Partner & Family Visas · Employment Law · Criminal Law
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(169)Google rating from 169 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Port Augusta Magistrates Court provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Traffic Offences and Drug Offences.
Criminal Law+6 moreTraffic Offences · Drug Offences · Business & Commercial Law · Drink & Drug Driving · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Firearms & Licensing Matters
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(106)Google rating from 106 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Mercurio & Co. Barristers & Solicitors provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Family Law · Divorce & Separation · Probate & Estate Administration · Business & Commercial Law · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(84)Google rating from 84 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Lynch Meyer Lawyers provides conveyancing services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Insolvency & Restructuring · Planning & Environment · Elder Law & Aged Care · Debt Recovery · Banking & Finance4 languagesLanguages mentioned on the firm’s website: mandarin, cantonese, vietnamese
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(44)Google rating from 44 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
LGee and Julius Lawyers provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Building & Construction · Family Law · Probate & Estate Administration · De Facto Relationships
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(38)Google rating from 38 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Scammell & Co. Lawyers provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Personal Injury and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Wills & Estates+7 morePersonal Injury · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Business & Commercial Law · Notary Public & JP Services · Planning & Environment · Family Law · Criminal LawNo win, no fee
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(37)Google rating from 37 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
O'Halloran Deal Lawyers provides conveyancing services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Agribusiness & Rural Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+5 moreAgribusiness & Rural Law · Business & Commercial Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Family Property Settlement · Planning & Environment2 languagesLanguages mentioned on the firm’s website: japanese
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(34)Google rating from 34 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Precision Legal Pty Ltd provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Property & Conveyancing · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Probate & Estate Administration · Family Law · Planning & Environment · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship2 languagesLanguages mentioned on the firm’s website: greek
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Ingram Rothe Midson provides conveyancing services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
★★★★★★★★★★3.1(17)Google rating from 17 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Law Society of South Australia provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Family Law and Mediation & Dispute Resolution.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+7 moreFamily Law · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Property & Conveyancing · Business & Commercial Law · Employment Law · Building & Construction6 languagesLanguages mentioned on the firm’s website: vietnamese, arabic, greek, italian, hindi
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(13)Google rating from 13 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Rankine Tucker Lawyers provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Litigation.
★★★★★★★★★★3.9(7)Google rating from 7 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Iles Selley provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Defamation.
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(5)Google rating from 5 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Gilchrist Connell provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
New on GoogleOnly 2 Google reviews so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Sparke Helmore provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Business & Commercial Law · Partner & Family Visas · Public Liability · Planning & Environment · Insolvency & Restructuring · Coronial Inquests
New on GoogleOnly 1 Google review so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Ozpropertylaw Pty Ltd provides conveyancing services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
Asset Conveyancing Services provides conveyancing services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer).
Australian Council on Children and the Media provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Health & Medical Practitioner Law, Business & Commercial Law and Not-for-Profit & Charity Law.
Health & Medical Practitioner Law+2 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Not-for-Profit & Charity 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 Adelaide CBD
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 Adelaide CBD
Adelaide CBD firms can offer a range of practice specialisations. Ask which solicitor will be responsible for your matter and whether the first consultation includes reading the documents you want advice on.
For business & commercial, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant SA experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Adelaide CBD. 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.
02
Ask which risks need legal, accounting, tax or technical advice. Identify essential terms and those you are willing to negotiate.
03
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.
