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title: Terms of Engagement | Summatt
description: The standard terms that apply when you engage Summatt for consulting work — scope, fees, confidentiality, IP and liability. Plain language, nothing hidden.
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# Terms of engagement

The standard terms that apply when you engage Summatt (Stuart Matthewman) for consulting work. Plain language, nothing hidden.

Last updated 17 September 2026

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## Who these terms cover

These terms apply to any engagement between Summatt (Stuart Matthewman), ABN details provided on request, based in Sydney, Australia, and the client named in the relevant proposal or statement of work.

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## Scope of engagement

Each engagement is defined by a proposal, statement of work, or written agreement setting out the specific services, deliverables, timeline, and fees. These terms sit alongside that document and apply to every engagement unless we've agreed otherwise in writing.

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## Fees and payment

Fees are set out in the proposal for each engagement — typically a day rate, project fee, or monthly retainer. Invoices are issued monthly in arrears unless the proposal says otherwise, and are payable within 14 days. Work may pause on engagements more than 14 days overdue.

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## Timeframes

Timelines in a proposal are estimates based on the information available at the time. They can shift if scope changes, if decisions or approvals are delayed on the client's side, or if access to people and information is delayed.

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## Confidentiality

Anything shared in the course of an engagement — strategy, data, commercially sensitive information — is treated as confidential and isn't shared outside the engagement without permission. Case studies and references are only ever used with a client's explicit sign-off.

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## Intellectual property

Once an engagement is paid in full, the client owns the deliverables created specifically for them — strategy documents, frameworks, plans, and similar. Summatt retains the right to reuse general methods, frameworks, and non-client-specific know-how in other engagements.

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## Independent contractor

Summatt operates as an independent consultant, not an employee of the client. Nothing in an engagement creates a partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship between the parties.

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## Liability

Summatt will provide services with reasonable care and skill. To the extent permitted by law, liability for any claim arising from an engagement is limited to the fees paid for that engagement. Nothing in these terms limits liability where the law doesn't allow it to be limited, including under the Australian Consumer Law.

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## Ending an engagement

Either party can end an ongoing engagement with 14 days' written notice. The client pays for work completed and costs reasonably incurred up to the end date.

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## Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia.

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## Questions

If anything here needs clarifying before you sign off on a proposal, email [stuart@summatt.com](mailto:stuart@summatt.com).

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