Joint defense agreement form templateJoint Defense Agreement • December 22nd, 2020
Contract Type FiledDecember 22nd, 2020For a word copy of this example of a joint defence agreement, click here THIS joint defence (the Agreement) is made and seized from 'DATE' by and among the undersigned lawyers, for themselves and on behalf of their respective clients 'LIST PARTIES' (each individually a Party, and collectively, Parties). CONSIDERING that, the Parties were named as defendants in a lawsuit brought by 'PLAINTIFF NAME', which was first filed on 'DATE', in the 'COURT NAME' (the 'Prosecution'). WHEREAS, for the purposes of this agreement, the term lawyer refers to and includes any lawyer representing a party, including in-house counsel, all paralegals, legal assistants and all external suppliers of the respective external counsel of the Parties acting under the direction of external counsel, and all other persons expressly accepted in writing by the Parties. The term external counsel refers to and includes any lawyer representing any part of an external law firm, as well as paralegals and legal assistants wor