What should a Talent Management Agreement include under Thai law?

1. Definitions and Interpretation
2. Appointment
3. Manager's Duties
4. Authority
5. Artist's Obligations
6. Commission
7. Handling of Money
8. Expenses
9. Records and Audit
10. Name, Image and Accounts
11. Artist under 20 Years of Age
12. Term and Termination
13. Confidentiality and Personal Data
14. Liability
15. Notices
16. Governing Law and Disputes
17. General

• A management agreement that authorises the Manager to act for the Artist is an appointment of an agent (Instrument 21 of the Stamp Duty Schedule). Stamp duty is 30 THB for a general appointment, or 10 THB for an appointment for a single transaction, and the Artist, as principal, pays it (Clause 7.3). Each signed counterpart carries 5 THB.
• An unstamped agreement cannot be used as evidence in a Thai civil court until the duty and a surcharge are paid.

• Each Engagement is taxed in the Artist's hands. Clients that withhold tax issue certificates in the Artist's name; the Manager must pass them on (Clause 7.2). Keep them for your annual tax return.
• The Manager's commission is the Manager's income. If the Manager is registered for VAT, VAT is added to the commission (Clause 6.4).

• The Manager may negotiate but cannot accept or sign any Engagement (Clause 4.1). Tell regular clients in writing that only the Artist signs.- The Manager may sign Engagements only within these limits: … (Clause 4.1). Send clients a short letter stating the limits, so that no one can claim the Manager had wider authority.
• Whatever the authority, the Manager can never agree on the Artist's behalf to transfers of rights, long image licences, AI replicas or voice clones, sensitive endorsements, exclusivity, loans or settlements (Clause 4.2).
• If the Manager signs outside its authority and the Artist does not object, a Thai court may treat the Artist as bound. Object in writing as soon as you learn of it.

• Clients pay the Artist directly and the Manager invoices its commission monthly with a statement (Clause 7.1). Check each statement against your bank records before paying.- The Manager collects fees in a separate account and must pay the Artist within … days, with a statement (Clause 7.1). Ask clients to confirm to you in writing what they paid, and compare it with the statements.
• The Artist may have an accountant check the Manager's records once a year and after the end (Clause 9.2).

• Keep the recovery email, telephone number and two-factor authentication of every account in your own name (Clause 10.3). Give the Manager team or delegated access where the platform offers it, and remove it when the Agreement ends.

Artist under 20

• The Guardian must sign the consent block. Without it, the Artist can later cancel this Agreement and the Engagements under it.
• The Artist's earnings belong to the Artist. Certain dealings with a minor's property need a court's permission; ask a lawyer before investing or lending the Artist's money.
• Check the rules on working hours, night work and schooling for children before each Engagement (Clause 11.2).

• Either Party may end the Agreement for any reason on … days' notice (Clause 12.2). The Manager then receives commission only on Engagements made during the Term and paid within … months after the end.
• If Gross Earnings in a year fall below …, the Artist may end the Agreement on 30 days' notice within 60 days after that year (Clause 12.4).

• Keep the signed PDF, every Engagement contract, monthly reports, statements, invoices, transfer slips and withholding tax certificates. A Thai court works in Thai, so English documents need a certified Thai translation in a dispute.

Compiled from the notes that accompany the English contract templates on this site, published by Phuwara Krobtaku (ภูวรา ครอบตะคุ), Thai attorney-at-law, licence no. 477/2558. The short answer and summary at the top of this page are put together by the site from the template's clause headings and notes. Statutes are quoted only in the official Thai text: Thai is the only official language of Thai legislation, and an unofficial translation can mislead. Article registry OKC-B414F7. If you reuse this content, please credit the author and link to the original.