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A Service Agreement is important for businesses that want to clearly document their business arrangements. For service providers, it can help secure revenue streams and manage liability. For customers, it helps make sure the right services are provided at the right time.

Whether it’s for a one-off service or ongoing services, it’s important to record what has been agreed in writing before the service begins. This can help minimise the risk of disputes later on. Read more here.

A Service Agreement is a legally binding agreement between two parties, usually the person providing the service and the person buying it. It sets out that one party will provide certain services to the other in exchange for payment.

A Service Agreement usually includes:

• Scope
• Term
• Payment
• Warranties
• Customer obligations
• Intellectual property
• Liability
• Dispute resolution
• Termination
• Force majeure

Even if you expect things to run smoothly, that won’t always happen. A written Service Agreement helps make sure both parties understand what is expected of them.

As a business owner, you want your contract to include enough detail and clearly explain what will happen if something goes wrong. For example, if the client suffers a loss, what will you do to address it? Or what happens if the client does not pay for services you have properly provided?

The parties are usually the business owner providing the services (often a contractor) and the client purchasing those services.

Service Agreements can be used across many different industries. If you are providing a service or receiving one, you should have a proper contract in place.

Here are a few examples of the types of Service Agreements we offer at Sprintlaw:

• NDIS service agreement
• Master services agreement
• IT services agreement
• Marketing services agreement
• Cleaner services agreement
• Electrical services agreement

We recommend having your Service Agreement drafted and signed before starting the business relationship.

Our fixed-fee Service Agreement packages start at around $500 + GST. This includes a Service Agreement drafted to meet your business requirements, phone consultations with a Sprintlaw lawyer, and one complimentary amendment to the final draft we provide.

We handle everything by phone, email and video call, so you never need to visit an office. Once you request a quote, one of our legally trained consultants will get back to you within one business day with a fixed-fee proposal. If you accept, we will pair you with a specialist lawyer who will guide you through the process. All documents are delivered digitally, and you can communicate with your lawyer in the way that suits you best. It is the same quality legal advice you would get from a traditional firm, just without the commute, hourly billing surprises or the formality.

Our law firm operates fully online, so we can help you wherever you are in Australia. We work from The Commons Central, a co-working space in Chippendale, Sydney, but our lawyers also work flexibly across various locations.