Read the deal in seconds. Spend the day on judgment.
Quillio reviews commercial contracts, runs M&A due diligence, drafts transactional documents, and handles the volume that buries commercial lawyers — built for AU commercial practice.
Quillio is an AI legal assistant for Australian commercial lawyers. It is trained on AU contract law, commercial legislation, regulatory frameworks, and the document types commercial practitioners handle daily. Use it for contract review, M&A due diligence, lease analysis, regulatory research, and first-draft drafting — with source citations to current AU authority.
Why commercial lawyers use Quillio
Commercial practice runs on volume — long contracts, large due diligence rooms, and repetitive document types. Quillio handles the volume so you can focus on the parts that need judgment: strategic advice, negotiation positions, and risk allocation. Built for AU commercial law specifically, including the regulatory frameworks (Corporations Act, Australian Consumer Law, Privacy Act) that apply to AU transactions.
Statutes and authorities
Key statutes
- Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
- Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 of Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth))
- Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
- Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth)
- Sale of Goods Acts (state-specific)
- Contract law (common law)
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth)
- Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth)
Leading cases
- Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 337 (contract interpretation)
- Pacific Carriers Ltd v BNP Paribas (2004) 218 CLR 451 (objective theory of contract)
- Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165 (signed documents)
- Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Glengallan Investments Pty Ltd (2004) 218 CLR 471 (parol evidence)
- ACCC v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 640 (misleading and deceptive conduct)
Commercial Law workflows
Contract review
Reading and analysing commercial contracts, identifying risk allocation, unusual clauses, and negotiation positions.
Reads contracts in seconds, produces structured summaries, flags unusual clauses, and suggests negotiation positions based on standard market practice.
M&A due diligence
Reviewing data rooms, identifying material risks, building disclosure indices, and producing red-flag reports.
Bulk-processes data room documents, surfaces material risks across the document set, and builds structured red-flag reports for the deal team.
Lease analysis
Reviewing commercial leases including AU-specific provisions (Section 32, BCC, REIQ).
Reads leases in their AU jurisdictional context, flags non-standard provisions, and produces lease summaries for client review.
Regulatory research
Researching Corporations Act, Australian Consumer Law, Privacy Act, and other regulatory frameworks affecting commercial transactions.
Surfaces current AU regulatory authority with citations. Drafts compliance memos. Tracks regulatory change weekly.
Transactional drafting
First-draft contracts, NDAs, supply agreements, services agreements, employment contracts, and shareholder agreements.
Drafts first versions in AU legal style. Adapts to your firm's standard positions over time.
Document types Quillio handles
- Commercial contracts
- Supply and services agreements
- NDAs and confidentiality agreements
- Shareholder agreements
- Joint venture agreements
- Commercial leases
- Sale and purchase agreements
- Disclosure schedules
- Letters of advice
- Term sheets
Quillio covers AU federal commercial frameworks (Corporations Act, ACL, Privacy Act, PPSA) plus state-specific commercial leasing and sale of goods legislation. NZ commercial law is also covered for cross-Tasman transactions.
Questions commercial lawyers actually ask Quillio
Commercial Law FAQs
Can Quillio handle a full M&A data room?
Yes. Bulk document processing is one of Quillio's strongest features for commercial lawyers. Upload the data room and Quillio processes the documents in parallel, surfaces material risks across the set, and produces a structured red-flag report.
Does Quillio understand AU-specific commercial document types?
Yes. Quillio is trained on AU document types including Section 32 vendor disclosures (VIC), REIQ contracts (QLD), NSW commercial leases, and the standard contract forms used in AU commercial practice. This is a meaningful difference from US/UK-trained AI tools.
How current is Quillio's knowledge of the Corporations Act and ACL?
Quillio is updated weekly with new ASIC, ACCC, and case law developments affecting AU commercial regulation. Recent enforcement priorities and amendments are reflected in research outputs.
Can Quillio draft transactional documents in our firm's style?
Yes — over time. Out of the gate, Quillio drafts in standard AU commercial legal style. As you edit and adapt drafts, it learns your firm's standard positions and voice. Most commercial lawyers report that within 2-3 weeks of regular use, drafts feel materially more "us".
Is Quillio safe for confidential M&A material?
Yes. SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001. Australian-hosted infrastructure. M&A material — which is often highly sensitive and subject to confidentiality undertakings — stays on Australian soil.
Can mid-size commercial firms deploy Quillio quickly?
Yes. A typical mid-size firm is fully deployed within 1-2 weeks. Per-user pricing means no enterprise procurement cycle. See our /for-mid-size-firms page for the deployment workflow.
Try Quillio on a current matter.
For commercial lawyers, the fastest way to know if Quillio fits your practice is to upload a current contract or data room and see the output. The free trial requires no credit card and no sales call.
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