Freelance contract template

“Describe the freelancer as a self-employed individual, or as a limited company with a company number.”

Only the chosen description appears.

“Include the individual who will do the work only when the freelancer is a company”

The named individual appears in the parties clause.

“Base the brief on the client's email, or attach it.”

The brief clause reads as the chosen option.

“Include access to systems or premises only when the client provides access”

The equipment clause states that the client will give access.

“Allow the freelancer to send a substitute, or require the freelancer to do the work personally.”

The substitution clause reads as the chosen option.

“Include a bar on working for named competitors only when it is needed”

The restriction on working for named direct competitors during the project appears.

“Charge a fixed fee, a day rate up to a number of days, or an hourly rate up to a number of hours.”

The fee clause reads as the chosen option.

“Include VAT on fees only when the freelancer is VAT-registered”

The words 'plus VAT at the applicable rate' appear.

“Invoice a percentage on signing and the balance on delivery, monthly in arrears, or on delivery of each deliverable.”

The invoicing clause reads as the chosen option.

“Include expenses in the fee, or pay them at cost if agreed in advance.”

The expenses clause reads as the chosen option.

“Include a kill fee only when the client may cancel the project”

The clause appears, as a fixed amount or a percentage of the unpaid fixed fee.

“State the tax position as outside IR35 or not applicable, or as inside IR35 with the off-payroll clause.”

The tax and status clause reads as the chosen option.

“Assign the intellectual property to the client on payment, or license it on stated terms.”

The intellectual property clause reads as the chosen option.

“Include a bar on licensing the deliverables to others only when the client takes a licence”

The restriction appears with the restricted use.

“Include a moral rights waiver or credit only when it is wanted”

The waiver, or the credit wording, appears.

“Include a generative AI disclosure only when it is relevant”

The freelancer must tell the client if they use a generative AI tool to create a deliverable.

“Include insurance only when the client requires it”

The type and amount of cover and the duty to show evidence appear.

“Limit liability to the total fees payable, or to a fixed sum.”

The liability clause reads as the chosen option.

“Include the client's right to end at any time only when the client may cancel the project”

The clause is added to the notice clause, subject to any kill fee.

“Include the off-payroll clause only when the client has determined that the off-payroll rules apply and the engagement is inside IR35”

Clause 10 appears with the fee-payer's name and the status determination process.

“One row for each service or deliverable.”

The table gets a row for each, with its description and specification.

“Sign for the freelancer personally, or for their company by a director.”

The signature block reads as the chosen option.