Adelaide Metro
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
66 firms
Walkerville, SA · Adelaide Metro
Sandy. K Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Walkerville, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Glenelg East, SA · Adelaide Metro
Warwick Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Glenelg East, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Walkerville, SA · Adelaide Metro
Scammell & Co. Lawyers provides legal services in Walkerville, SA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Personal Injury and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Norwood, SA · Adelaide Metro
NSA Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Norwood, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Buying or Selling a Business.
Maylands, SA · Adelaide Metro
Parkside Legal provides legal services in Maylands, SA. Listed practice areas include Probate & Estate Administration, Powers of Attorney & Guardianship and Business & Commercial Law.
Norwood, SA · Adelaide Metro
St Ives Law provides legal services in Norwood, SA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Kent Town, SA · Adelaide Metro
BARDO LAWYERS provides legal services in Kent Town, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Immigration & Visas and Notary Public & JP Services.
Hackney, SA · Adelaide Metro
Direct Conveyancing Australia Pty Ltd provides conveyancing services in Hackney, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Norwood, SA · Adelaide Metro
Anthos Law provides legal services in Norwood, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Salisbury, SA · Adelaide Metro
DH Legal Migration and Conveyancing Pty Ltd provides legal services in Salisbury, SA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Probate & Estate Administration and Property & Conveyancing.
Kensington, SA · Adelaide Metro
Johnston Legal + Advisory provides legal services in Kensington, SA. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Partner & Family Visas.
Norwood, SA · Adelaide Metro
Travancore Legal & Advisory provides legal services in Norwood, SA. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Kent Town, SA · Adelaide Metro
Wambeti Legal provides legal services in Kent Town, SA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law and Building & Construction.
Kent Town, SA · Adelaide Metro
Eminent Lawyers provides legal services in Kent Town, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Salisbury, SA · Adelaide Metro
Global International Migration Agents PTY LTD provides legal services in Salisbury, SA. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) and Business & Commercial Law.
Mclaren Vale, SA · Adelaide Metro
NL CONVEYANCERS provides conveyancing services in Mclaren Vale, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Morphett Vale, SA · Adelaide Metro
Tuckfields Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Morphett Vale, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Kent Town, SA · Adelaide Metro
Wrays provides legal services in Kent Town, SA. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Norwood, SA · Adelaide Metro
Craig McKay Legal provides legal services in Norwood, SA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Family Law.
Hampstead Gardens, SA · Adelaide Metro
Acquire Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Hampstead Gardens, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Port Adelaide, SA · Adelaide Metro
Scammell & Co. Lawyers provides legal services in Port Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Personal Injury and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Tea Tree Gully, SA · Adelaide Metro
Critchley & Associates Conveyancers provides conveyancing services in Tea Tree Gully, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Unley Park, SA · Adelaide Metro
Lindbloms Lawyers provides legal services in Unley Park, SA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Partner & Family Visas and Wills & Estates.
Norwood, SA · Adelaide Metro
Clarke hemmerling Lawyers provides legal services in Norwood, SA. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas 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.
Norwood, Glenelg, Salisbury, Marion and Elizabeth are grouped as Adelaide Metro. A listing elsewhere in the metropolitan area may not be convenient for repeated appointments, so compare location with meeting options.
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 Metro. 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.