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Bunbury, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(236)Google rating from 236 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
CS Legal Settlement Agents & Conveyancers Joondalup provides legal services in Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Building & Construction · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Probate & Estate Administration · Commercial Property & Leasing · Strata & Body Corporate
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Busselton, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(63)Google rating from 63 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Conveyancing South West provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Agribusiness & Rural Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+8 moreAgribusiness & Rural Law · Business & Commercial Law · Partner & Family Visas · Family Law · Family Property Settlement · Divorce & Separation · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · General Practice (regional generalist)
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Margaret River, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Cape to Cape Lawyers Busselton office provides legal services in Margaret River, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Family Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Property & Conveyancing · Divorce & Separation · Probate & Estate Administration · Planning & Environment · Parenting & Child CustodyFree first consult
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Bovell, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(17)Google rating from 17 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
John Williams Law Company Busselton provides legal services in Bovell, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
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South Bunbury, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(16)Google rating from 16 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Rosemary Giles Family Lawyer provides legal services in South Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Family Law+6 moreWills & Estates · Property & Conveyancing · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Divorce & Separation · Parenting & Child Custody · Business & Commercial Law
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South Bunbury, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(16)Google rating from 16 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
South West Community Legal Centre provides legal services in South Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Bunbury, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(13)Google rating from 13 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Quest Conveyancing Bunbury provides conveyancing services in Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
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Bunbury, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(11)Google rating from 11 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Workwise Employment Lawyers provides legal services in Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Employment Law, Unfair Dismissal and Business & Commercial Law.
Employment Law+3 moreUnfair Dismissal · Business & Commercial Law · Defamation
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Bunbury, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Lander Lawyers provides legal services in Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+3 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Corporate Law & M&A
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Bunbury, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(5)Google rating from 5 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
MG Settlements provides legal services in Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
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Margaret River, WA · South West
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(4)Google rating from 4 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Dolphin Settlements Mandurah provides legal services in Margaret River, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
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Busselton, WA · South West
New on GoogleOnly 2 Google reviews so far, not enough for a reliable rating
AMS & Co Legal provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Probate & Estate Administration.
Wills & Estates+6 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship
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Busselton, WA · South West
New on GoogleOnly 1 Google review so far, not enough for a reliable rating
South West Community Legal Centre provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Planning & Environment · Probate & Estate Administration · Criminal Law
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Busselton, WA · South West
Hale Legal provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Business & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Commercial Litigation · Defamation · Coronial Inquests · Class Actions
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Bunbury, WA · South West
McWilliams Davis Lawyers provides legal services in Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreStrata & Body Corporate · Business & Commercial Law · Partner & Family Visas · Contract Law · Insolvency & Restructuring · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Agribusiness & Rural Law
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(28)Google rating from 28 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Cape to Cape Lawyers Busselton office provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Family Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Property & Conveyancing · Divorce & Separation · Probate & Estate Administration · Planning & Environment · Parenting & Child CustodyFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
★★★★★★★★★★2.8(13)Google rating from 13 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Jonathan Meyer Lawyer provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Planning & Environment · Family Law · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Employment Law · Property & Conveyancing
★★★★★★★★★★2.8(13)Google rating from 13 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Jonathan Meyer Lawyer provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Planning & Environment · Family Law · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Employment Law · Property & Conveyancing
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(12)Google rating from 12 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Leeuwin Legal Collective provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Family Law+2 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Hebden Legal provides legal services in Bunbury, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Notary Public & JP Services and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+3 moreNotary Public & JP Services · Wills & Estates · Property & Conveyancing
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(3)Google rating from 3 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Peter May McAuliffe Legal provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Building & Construction.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Building & Construction · Planning & Environment · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Property & Conveyancing · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship
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 South West
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 South West
Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River are separate starting points in the South West. For land or business work, explain whether the issue concerns ownership, a proposed transaction, a lease or an existing dispute.
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 South West. 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.
