Contract Templates

A non-disclosure agreement is a contract that restricts what one or both parties may do with the other’s confidential information. You need one before sharing anything commercially sensitive — product plans, financials, customer data, or source code — with someone outside your organisation.

A service agreement sets the terms under which one party provides services to another — what will be delivered, by when, for how much, and who owns the result. It is the contract that decides whether a later request is included work or chargeable extra.

An employment contract sets the terms of the working relationship — role, pay, hours, leave, notice, and what happens on exit. Beyond the commercial terms, it is what establishes confidentiality and ownership of anything the employee creates during employment.

A freelance contract sets the terms between an independent professional and their client — scope, revisions, payment, ownership, and what happens if the project is cancelled. It is the difference between getting paid for cancelled work and absorbing the loss.

A vendor agreement sets the terms under which a supplier provides goods or services to a business — pricing, service levels, liability, and exit rights. It ranges from a simple software subscription to a multi-year supply contract, and the right terms differ significantly between the two.

A SaaS agreement governs the relationship between a software provider and a customer accessing it as a service — uptime commitments, data ownership, liability, and what happens to a customer’s data when the subscription ends. It differs meaningfully from a traditional software licence.

A founders agreement sets the terms between co-founders before or shortly after incorporation — equity split, vesting, roles, and what happens if someone leaves. It is the document that prevents the most damaging category of startup dispute: an unequal or unclear split discovered only after the company has value.

A shareholder agreement governs the relationship between a company’s shareholders — voting rights, transfer restrictions, and what happens on exit or a new funding round. It sits alongside the company’s articles and typically matters most once outside investors are on the cap table.

An investment agreement sets the terms on which an investor puts capital into a company — valuation, ownership percentage, protective rights, and what happens on conversion or exit. The structure differs significantly between a priced equity round, a SAFE, and a convertible note.

A real estate contract governs the sale, purchase, or lease of property — title verification, payment schedule, possession, and what happens on default. Property contracts are shaped heavily by local land law, which varies significantly by jurisdiction, so the right terms depend on where the property actually is.