Perth CBD
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
81 firms
West Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Menzies Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in West Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Leach Legal - Family Lawyers Perth provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Property & Conveyancing.
West End Settlements provides conveyancing services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Property Settlement.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Butcher Paull & Calder provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Ideal Legal Services provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Family Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Mabel Chua Barrister & Solicitor provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Solomon Brothers Lawyers provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Litigation.
Aristei Tony provides legal services in Perth Cbd, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Debt Recovery.
Subiaco, WA · Perth CBD
Pacer Legal Pty Ltd provides legal services in Subiaco, WA. Listed practice areas include Agribusiness & Rural Law, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
West Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Leaker Partners provides legal services in West Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Perth Cbd, WA · Perth CBD
Allen & Overy provides legal services in Perth Cbd, WA. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law and Insolvency & Restructuring.
North Perth, WA · Perth CBD
AUL Law provides legal services in North Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Bowen Buchbinder Vilensky provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Chamberlains Law Firm provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Class Actions.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Culshaw Miller Lawyers provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Family Law.
East Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Family Law Assist provides legal services in East Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Partner & Family Visas and Binding Financial Agreements.
West Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Fort Knox Legal provides legal services in West Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Planning & Environment and Probate & Estate Administration.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Great Lakes Conveyancing & Land Transfer Service provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Hammond Legal provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Family Law and Property & Conveyancing.
West Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Hardies Lawyers provides legal services in West Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Corporate Law & M&A.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Holden Barlow provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Parenting & Child Custody.
East Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Immigration Agent Perth WA provides legal services in East Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) and Skilled & Business Visas.
Leederville, WA · Perth CBD
Invest Conveyancing provides legal services in Leederville, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
NSW · Perth CBD
Logie Legal provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Planning & Environment, Native Title & Aboriginal Legal Services and Wills & Estates.
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.
When comparing Perth CBD firms, ask about the exact area of Western Australian practice relevant to your matter. For family work, the state’s separate Family Court makes it especially useful to choose a practitioner familiar with the applicable process.
For business & commercial, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant WA experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Perth CBD. 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.