EMCC UK's Coaching Agreement aims to create an industry standard legal contract between coaches and organisational clients that will reduce commercial risks. Mike Taylor explains Coaching and mentoring have developed through standards, accreditation and supervision, as well as the recent common code of ethics issued jointly by EMCC and ICF (see news, page 7). But what about an effective legal contract between coach/mentors and clients? EMCC UK has developed an industry standard Coaching Agreement, a purpose-built legal contract in plain English. It aims to simplify...