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Commercial Contracts
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the agreements that determine how your business operates, earns, and protects itself. Supply agreements, service contracts, NDAs, shareholders agreements, and more.
Sydney · New South Wales · Commercial Law
The contract records who won. The deal decides it.
Most legal advice arrives after the critical decisions have already been made. Docet Legal works earlier.
A boutique commercial practice advising businesses and operators across New South Wales on contracts, transactions, leasing, and franchising. Direct advice. Fixed scope. No unnecessary correspondence.
The deal decides it
Most deals are decided before the lawyer enters the room.
By the time a contract arrives for review, the real negotiation is already over. The leverage was set in earlier conversations. The key terms were agreed in principle. The document is just recording who won.
What we do
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Transactions & Deals
Structuring and closing business transactions: purchases, sales, joint ventures, and commercial arrangements. The focus is on what the deal actually means, not just what the document says.
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Leasing & Franchising
Commercial and retail leasing, franchise agreements, and disclosure obligations across New South Wales. Straightforward advice before you sign, not after a problem has already formed.
Who we help
Businesses, and the people who run them.
- Business owners buying or selling
- Franchisees and franchisors
- Commercial tenants and landlords
- Founders needing commercial contracts
- Professional referrers
- Individuals with a commercial matter
Working together
Straightforward from the first email.
Docet Legal takes on matters selectively and works directly. No hand-offs. No unnecessary layers. This is how an engagement runs.
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A short conversation
Send a note about what is happening, or call. You will hear back within one business day. There is no obligation and no charge for finding out whether the matter is a fit.
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Scope and fee, in writing
Before any work starts, you receive the scope and the fee. Fixed, in writing. If the matter changes shape along the way, the fee is revised with you first, not billed after.
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The work itself
You deal directly with the lawyer doing the work. Advice arrives in plain English and ends with a recommendation, not a menu of options to decode.
Worth knowing
Fixed fees
Most matters are quoted as a fixed amount before work begins. The engagement terms are published openly, not sent on request.
Costs and engagement →One business day
Initial enquiries receive a reply within one business day, usually sooner. If the matter is not a fit, you will be told plainly and pointed somewhere better.
Get in touch →Persian · فارسی
Advice is available in Persian. The practice has served Sydney's Farsi-speaking business community since it opened.
صفحه فارسی →Leasing, Australia-wide
Lease matters run through The Leasing Lawyer, the practice's dedicated leasing site. Online, for landlords and tenants in every state.
theleasinglawyer.com.au →Free resources
A pre-signing lease checklist, a plain-English client guide, and a plain-terms glossary, free to read and print. No email required.
Resources →Insights
Short pieces on contracts, leasing, and franchising. Written to be used, not skimmed. Reading time is printed on each one.
Read the insights →Advice in plain English and in Persian, for the people building businesses across Sydney and beyond.
The name
The name is Latin: docet means he or she teaches.
Good legal counsel brings clarity to a question, not only an answer to it.