Trades Industry
Perth Commercial & Corporate Lawyers
West Perth Legal provides commercial law, corporate law, and commercial leasing legal services to tradies and business owners in the trades industry. We work with a range of providers in the trades industry including electricians, plumbers, carpenters, equipment hire businesses, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning businesses and more. West Perth Legal offers tailored solutions to help your businesses navigate the complex legal landscape.
Responsive Lawyers
Professionally Drafted Agreements
Price Certainty (Fixed Fees where possible)
Experienced Commercial Lawyers
About Us
West Perth Legal helps trade businesses navigate challenges in commercial, corporate, and property law. We assist with business set up and structuring, commercial contracts, employment contracts, buy and sale of businesses, corporate governance, franchising and commercial leasing.
Industry Experience: we regularly work with businesses in the trades industry on a range of commercial, corporate and property law matters.
Client Focused: we are a boutique firm that is specialised and is client focused. You will find that our lawyers are responsive and provide clear timeframes for the delivery of our services.
Price Certainty: we offer fixed fees for a wide range of services at a competitive market rate. You will not be charged for services without your prior approval.
Key Areas of Support for Businesses in the Trades Industry
Choosing the right legal structure from the outset is crucial for minimising risks and maximising growth potential. Our lawyers will evaluate your specific circumstances and goals to recommend the optimal business structure, whether it's a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, trust or a combination of legal structures. We can work with you to set up a structure that is optimal for your goal.
Whether you are selling or buying a business, or a stake in a business, we can assist with the legal aspects of the transaction, including legal due diligence, business sale agreement, business settlement, share sale agreement, shareholders agreement, partnership agreement and more.
West Perth Legal offers comprehensive commercial law services, including drafting and negotiating contracts. Contracts commonly used in the trades industry include Supplier Agreement, Subcontractor Agreement, Website Terms & Condition, Business Terms of Trade, Wet/Dry Hire Agreement and Licensing Agreement.
For businesses with multiple tradies, employment and contractor agreements are the backbone to its businesses. Common agreements we can help with include Independent Contractor Agreement and Employment Agreement.
West Perth Legal provides professionally drafted Equipment Wet/Dry Hire Agreements in a template form which the hirer can use for ongoing equipment hiring services. A dry hire involves the hiring of the equipment only. A wet hire includes the equipment and an operator to operate the equipment. We can provide an agreement suitable for both dry and/or wet hire.
If you're looking to grow your trades business through franchising, West Perth Legal can help you establish your franchise, including drafting Franchise Agreements, preparing disclosure documents, and ensuring compliance with the Franchising Code of Conduct. We also assist with adding new franchise locations and terminating existing ones. For prospective franchisees, we offer legal reviews of franchise agreements.
Commercial & Corporate Lawyers
We have helped hundreds of clients with their commercial legal needs. See our Commercial Law and Corporate Law pages for more information.