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The four things that cause disputes

Scope. Described loosely, it expands. Annex a schedule of deliverables and say expressly that anything outside it is a variation to be agreed and priced.
Payment triggers. Tie payment to acceptance of a deliverable, not to elapsed time — and define what acceptance means and how long the client has to give or withhold it.
Intellectual property. Who owns the work product, and from when. Where the client is paying for bespoke work he usually expects to own it; absent an assignment clause he frequently does not. Say so expressly, and deal separately with pre-existing material the provider brings.
Termination. On notice, for default, and what is payable for work already done.

Contractor or employee?

Calling someone a consultant does not make them one. Where the engagement has fixed hours, close supervision, exclusivity and integration into the organisation, it may be characterised as employment whatever the document says — with consequences for statutory entitlements. If it is really a job, use an employment agreement.

Also worth settling: confidentiality, whether the provider may sub-contract, insurance where the work carries risk, limitation of liability, and GST treatment of the fee.

On stamp duty.

We do not publish duty figures on this website. The Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958 was amended in 2025 and several articles were restructured; a rate printed on a web page goes stale and costs somebody money. As a Government authorised e-Stamping centre we confirm the duty currently prescribed for your specific document and issue the e-stamp against it, at face value. The notarial fee is separate and capped by law — ₹35 to attest execution, ₹35 to administer an oath or take an affidavit, under Rule 10(1) of the Notaries Rules, 1956. The full fee table →

Drafted here, in Gujarati or English

Drafted by an advocate of 35+ years rather than filled into a downloaded template, e-stamped at a Government authorised centre, and notarised in the same visit. If the parties read Gujarati, the document is drafted in Gujarati — not translated out of an English form, because legal Gujarati has its own settled vocabulary and a literal translation frequently means something looser.

What to bring

A written scope or proposal for the work
Agreed fee and payment milestones
Who is to own the work product
Names and constitution details of both parties

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Common questions

Who owns the work if we do not say?

It depends on the nature of the work and the relationship, and the answer is frequently not what the paying client assumes. Where you are paying for bespoke work and expect to own it, include an express assignment — it costs a clause and saves an argument.

Should the fee be fixed or time-based?

Either works if the scope is defined. Fixed fees fail when scope is vague, because every additional request becomes a dispute. Time-based fees fail when there is no cap or reporting. Whichever you choose, define what happens when the work changes.

Can we just use email terms?

An exchange of emails can form a contract. What it usually lacks is IP assignment, confidentiality, acceptance criteria, limitation of liability and a termination mechanism — which are exactly the terms you need when something goes wrong.

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