Service / Consultancy Agreement

Fee: ₹4,999
Turnaround: 2-3 days

What this is

A service or consultancy agreement between a business and a service provider or consultant - scope, deliverables, fees and payment terms, timelines, intellectual property, confidentiality, liability, termination and disputes - drafted for either side. It is for agencies, consultants, professionals and the businesses that engage them. Our panel advocate drafts and reviews the agreement and delivers it signed on letterhead; stamping is a separate step we explain.

What you get

A service or consultancy agreement drafted, reviewed and signed by our panel advocate on letterhead, covering the parties, scope of services and deliverables with a schedule, fees, invoicing, taxes and payment terms, timelines and acceptance, change requests, personnel and subcontracting, IP ownership and licence, confidentiality and data, warranties, limitation of liability and indemnity, insurance where relevant, term, termination and exit assistance, non-solicit, force majeure, governing law and dispute resolution. Delivered ready for execution, with a note on stamp duty and on GST and TDS treatment of the fees. Stamp duty is not included.

How it works

Tell us the engagementWho is providing what to whom, the fee and the timeline. Upload the proposal, quotation or the other side's draft.
Confirm the commercial termsFees, payment schedule, milestones, IP and liability.
Answer the advocate's questionsWhat deliverables are, who owns the output, what happens on late payment or late delivery, and whether personal data is handled.
PayPay the fee.
Advocate drafts and signsOur panel advocate drafts the agreement and signs it on letterhead.
Agreement is deliveredYou receive the agreement for execution, with the stamping and tax note.

What to have ready

Proposal, quotation, SOW or email trail (if you have it)The commercial terms agreed.
Other side's draft agreement (if you have it)If any.
Registration of your business (if you have it)GST, incorporation certificate, partnership deed or Udyam.
Authority letter or board resolution (if you have it)If signing for a company or firm.
Existing NDA (if you have it)If any.

What this is based on

Contract Act 1872 (1872)
Consumer Protection Act 2019 (2019)
CGST Act 2017 (2017)
Copyright Act 1957 (1957)
Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (2023)Source: https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/20182