Termination for Cause

You hired a marketing agency on a 12-month contract at $8,000/month. Three months in, they miss two consecutive campaign deadlines and deliver work that doesn't match the agreed scope. You send a written notice citing 'material breach', specifically, failure to deliver the agreed-upon services per Section 4.2 of the contract. The cure period is 15 days. The agency doesn't fix the issues within 15 days, so you terminate for cause. Because it's a for-cause termination, you don't owe a termination fee, and you may have a claim for damages from the failed campaigns. Without a for-cause clause, you'd be stuck arguing breach in court before you could safely stop paying.

Either Party may terminate this Agreement for cause upon written notice if the other Party materially breaches any provision of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within fifteen (15) days after receiving written notice specifying the nature of the breach. In the event of termination for cause, the breaching Party shall be liable for all damages resulting from such breach, and the non-breaching Party shall have no further payment obligations except for amounts due for services satisfactorily performed prior to the date of termination.