Scope clauses

Fifteen clauses in plain English, with a note on what each one is actually protecting you from. Pick the ones that fit your next proposal and copy them out.

Not legal advice · check anything important with a lawyer

How is the work sold?
What usually goes wrong? Pick any.

Defining the work

Better clauses stop the bleeding. They don't tell you why the same problem keeps arriving — if every project overruns, the cause is usually upstream of the contract.

Show me the cause.

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