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Specimen Agreements

Before you seek business contract advice, browse our range of example agreements for doing music business.

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Specimen Sync Licences

Templates to help you negotiate synchronisation deals and agree appropriate terms for the use of your music

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Employment Contracts

Use our UK employment contract advice resource to find out more about employment contracts and the conditions you should be wary of.

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12 Aug 2025

Legal Clinic, Edinburgh

Available to MU Scotland members, this free, in-person, 30-minute legal one-to-one is designed to offer clear, accessible advice on ad-hoc legal issues related to your music career.

Edinburgh
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14 Aug 2025

Legal Clinic, Glasgow

Available to MU Scotland members, this free, in-person, 30-minute legal one-to-one is designed to offer clear, accessible advice on ad-hoc legal issues related to your music career.

Glasgow
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Fiona Brice

Once you start contracting other musicians and bringing other people in the studio you realise there’s paperwork that needs to be done.

Fiona BriceArranger, composer and violinist
Naomi

All business relationships that you enter into should be clearly and carefully set out in agreements that are fair to all concerned.

Naomi PohlMU General Secretary
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Latest news and features

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Fix Streaming: Making the Case for Session Players

How can the music industry fix streaming for session players and ensure that all artists get fair pay from music streaming? Musicians’ Union (MU) General Secretary Naomi Pohl explains...

Published: 28 March 2025

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Advice for Music Teachers on the Central Digital Platform and Procurement Act 2023

The MU has been approached by a number of musicians who teach in schools, concerned about the introduction of the government’s Central Digital Platform. MU Education Official, David Barnard, has reviewed the legislation in consultation with a solicitor and has produced a summary for members.

Published: 25 February 2025

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