Northern Melbourne
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
102 firms
Essendon, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Firmius Lawyers provides legal services in Essendon, VIC. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Avondale Heights, VIC · Northern Melbourne
MMH Lawyers provides legal services in Avondale Heights, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Campbellfield, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Nevaeh Lawyers provides legal services in Campbellfield, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Family Law and Probate & Estate Administration.
Coburg, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Bridge & Bloom Legal provides legal services in Coburg, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Property & Conveyancing.
Somerton, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Genesis Law provides legal services in Somerton, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Preston, VIC · Northern Melbourne
RS Chase lawyers provides legal services in Preston, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law.
Thomastown, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Torcaso Lawyers provides legal services in Thomastown, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Building & Construction and Criminal Law.
Coburg, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Barton Sach Lawyers provides legal services in Coburg, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Preston, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Attune Legal provides legal services in Preston, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law.
Preston, VIC · Northern Melbourne
BT Lawyers & Consultants provides legal services in Preston, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) and Wills & Estates.
Epping, VIC · Northern Melbourne
JHV LAWYERS provides legal services in Epping, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Traffic Offences.
Brunswick West, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Elena K Lawyers provides legal services in Brunswick West, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Citizenship and Partner & Family Visas.
Essendon, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Hughes Legal Pty Ltd provides legal services in Essendon, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Somerton, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Justice First Legal provides legal services in Somerton, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Family Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Northcote, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Northcote Conveyancing provides legal services in Northcote, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Northcote, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Glenferrie Conveyancing Pty Ltd provides conveyancing services in Northcote, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer).
Moonee Ponds, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Tick Box Conveyancing Services provides conveyancing services in Moonee Ponds, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Business & Commercial Law.
Craigieburn, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Reliance Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Craigieburn, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Reservoir, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Lawyers of Preston provides legal services in Reservoir, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Family Law.
Brunswick, VIC · Northern Melbourne
DWN Lawyers provides legal services in Brunswick, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Divorce & Separation.
Heidelberg, NSW · Northern Melbourne
Doug Parker & Associates Lawyers provides legal services in Heidelberg, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Divorce & Separation.
South Morang, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Mahons with Yuncken & Yuncken Lawyers provides legal services in South Morang, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Preston, VIC · Northern Melbourne
DWN Lawyers provides legal services in Preston, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Divorce & Separation.
Glenroy, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers provides legal services in Glenroy, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, TPD & Superannuation Claims and Personal Injury.
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.
Preston, Broadmeadows, Epping and Heidelberg cover different parts of Northern Melbourne. For family, housing or employment matters, start with the exact issue and any documents already received rather than choosing by distance alone.
For business & commercial, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant VIC experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Northern Melbourne. 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.