This is the jurisdiction, where the contract is

made and whose laws apply. THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

CONTRACTS ACT, 2010 This is the law under which the contract is made
and can be enforced

THIS AGREEMENT is made this …...Day

day of …………………………………2016.
Month

BETWEEN
The address of the party being contracted "i.e" p.o box
…………………………………..
- if one does not have a P.O Box then the physical address
The name of party who is being hired/ contracted of …………………………………
……………………..
address of the registered office (Hereinafter referred to as ‘the Client’)
In the Contract this person is referred to as the "client"

AND
The name of party who is hiring/ contracting
……………………………………………. a company incorporated in
Uganda w ith its registered offices at
Address of this party
..………………………………………………….(Hereinafter referred to as ‘The
Company’)
We are using "Company" here, however, it
may be a Company or a person

WHEREAS

A. The Client desires ……………….

What the contract is about. This section talks about what service the client wants to provide
B. The Company …………….....
What service the contractor is willing to provide

NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS:

1. Scope of work This section details exactly

The Company shall………………
what work is desired of the contractor

a) Preliminaries This is useful to help as a guide for how the contractor will be doing
……………………… it's work. If the work is expected to take place in stages, the "
preliminaries" points help with stating everything that the contractor is
……………………… expected to do in order and can also contain when the contractor is
expected to begin and to end the different tasks.
b) …………………………..
…………………………..

3. Consideration

The total consideration for the contract is Uganda Shillings ……………..

……………………………………………………………..
Consideration means payment. In order to have a good
working relationship it is important that both parties know
……………………………………………………………
When the money is to be paid, how it is to be paid (whether
by bank or cash) and what conditions will need to be met
before payment is made.
4. Duration
This agreement/contract shall shall subsist for a period of …………………….
……………………………………………… How long the contract is intended to last. This may be
retrospective the contract may cover a period even
before it was entered into depending on what the parties
5. Termination and Breach desire.
Termination (which means ending a contract) is a
necessary part of every contract and the conditions
under which a contract may be terminated must be
agreed upon. This is so that if any party breaches 1
the contract, this clause guides the other party on
how to proceed.
 I n case of a material breach of this Agreement by the Company w here
such breach is not remedied w ithin 15 days of notification in w riting to the
Company, ‘the client may terminate this agreement if after the 15 days
w ritten notice to the Company no action is taken to correct the breach.
Termination of the agreement shall not affect any accrued rights and or
liabilities.

I n the ev ent of termination of this agreement due to breach by the

Company, the latter shall refund any monies
……………………………………………………………..
In case you have the type of contract where money is .
paid to perform certain acts, a provision regarding
a refund of the money earlier paid and not used may be
relevant
6. Severance
I f any of the prov isions of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, inv alid or
unenforceable in any respect under any law , the remaining prov isions shall
not in any w ay be affected or impaired. This is a common provision which works to ensure
that the contract remains valid and enforceable
even if parts of it are illegal.
Occurrences which 7. Force Majeure
can frustrate the A party shall not be liable for any loss arising out of the delay in or an event of force
contract and create majeure means an
loss on either one prev ention of performance of the party’s obligations due to an ev ent or event beyond the
or both sides need force majeure, the adv erse effects of w hich a party could not and cannot control of the party
to be covered in the reasonably and practicably av oid in the ordinary conduct of the party’s (ies) which prevents
contract. a party(ies) from
business. complying with any
of its obligations
The party w hose performance is delayed or prev ented shall immediately under the contract,
including but not
giv e notice in w riting to the other party. limited to;
- fires.. etc.
I f a party’s performance is delayed by such a cause the party shall be
entitled to a reasonable extension for performance.

8. Dispute Resolution You can chose either Mediation or Arbitration

MEDI ATI ON
I n the ev ent any dispute or difference shall arise betw een both parties Disagreements
Either relating to this contract, the parties shall endeav our to mutually settle the between the parties
may arise and yet
dispute, or, failing agreement; then such dispute shall be referred to a be possible to solve
For example mediator to be appointed by the parties. Mediator shall play the role of with the help of a
BarefootLaw can act as encouraging the marties to come to terms and reach a settlement. The third party. This
a mediator provision is not only
costs of the mediator shall be shared by the parties. helpful, it is
necessary for easy
resolution so that
ARBI TRATI ON both parties know
I n the ev ent of any dispute or difference arising between both parties either what to do where
during the performance of the contract, relating to this contract, the they disagree. If it
comes down to
parties shall endeav our to mutually settle the dispute, or, failing agreement; going to Court, the
Or then such dispute shall be referred to an Arbitrator to be appointed in rules of civil
accordance w ith the Arbitration and conciliation Act. The Arbitrator shall procedure still
require that the
also hav e the pow er to decide to and by w hom and in w hat matter the parties first try and
costs of reference and aw ard or part thereof shall be borne and paid in resolve the dispute
accordance w ith the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. out of court.

8. Successors and Assignees This allows the parties to to either pass on their benefits to antoerh person. For
example if the contractor company is acquired by another company the new owners
will be bound to the agreement. It is the same if the client changes.

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 This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respectiv e
successors and assignees to the parties hereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been duly executed by or on

behalf of the Parties hereto on the date, month and year first before w ritten.

SIGNED by
In the case of a
company, the
Signature signature must be of a
……………………….. person who is
Name of the client authorised by the
company to sign on
its behalf.

SIGNED for and on Behalf of

Signature Signature
…………………………. …………………………….
MANAGING DIRECTOR DIRECTOR/ SECRETARY
Name Name

In the Presence of Witness

IT is important to have a witness for all your contracts

Name: ……………………………………….. because this witness can be called upon in case one
party claims he or she did not sign the contract or
understand it. Having a lawyer as your witness is
advised so that the lawyer reads the contract and
Signature: ………………………………………… explains it to both parties.

Profession of the witness

Designation: …………………………………………