Early · Template 06 of 40

Advisor Agreement (fee)

Use it when paying an adviser a fee instead of equity.

  • About 6 pages
  • 19 drafting notes in the margin
  • 13 clauses
  • Word (.docx)
  • England and Wales
  • Updated November 2026

What is in it

  1. Definitions and interpretation
  2. Appointment and Services
  3. Fees and invoicing
  4. Expenses
  5. Status and tax
  6. Term and termination
  7. Intellectual property
  8. Confidentiality
  9. Conflicts and non-solicitation
  10. Data protection
  11. Liability
  12. Publicity
  13. General

Plus a schedule of the commercial details and signature blocks where the document needs them.

Read the opening

The first part of the template, as it reads in Word. Blanks are shown as lines; the drafting notes sit in the margin of the file.

ADVISOR AGREEMENT (FEE-BASED)

This Advisor Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made effective as of ____________________ (the “Effective Date”), between:

____________________ LTD, a company registered in England and Wales (registration number ____________), whose registered office is at ______________________________________________, e-mail ____________________ (the “Company”),

and

____________________, an individual / a company (delete as appropriate) whose address is ______________________________________________, e-mail ____________________ (the “Advisor”).

(the Company and the Advisor are together the “Parties” and each a “Party”.)

The Parties agree as follows:

Background

(A) The Company carries on the business described in Schedule 1 (the “Business”).

(B) The Advisor has experience and expertise in the areas described in Schedule 1 and has agreed to advise the Company on the terms of this Agreement.

How it works

  1. Pay by card. The download starts at once and the link keeps working.
  2. Open the Word file. Fill in the blanks, pick the options marked with boxes, read each note in the margin.
  3. Delete the notes and the notice box, then sign. Or send it to us for a fixed-fee check first.

Word template

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Or fill it in online (platform plan)
  • Drafted by a solicitor for England and Wales
  • Drafting notes explain every choice
  • Instant download, link works again later
  • Last updated November 2026
  • £50 off a fixed-fee review once filled in (from £99)

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