Contract Law Updates 2018

At the end of the workshop the participants will be able to:

• Understand the contracts you manage
• Decrease reliance on external lawyers
• Reduce your risk
• Avoid expensive legal proceedings
• Tighten up your contract clauses
• Learn about the latest case law and best practice on contracts and contract management
• Learn how to amend your contracts to address issues arising from Brexit

CONTENT:

Contract fundamentals

• What is a contract?
• Written and unwritten contracts
• Hints and tips to make your contract terms apply

Anti-Corruption and Bribery Act clauses for contracts

• Ethics and anti-corruption policies
• Contract clauses in this area – warranties
• How to reduce risk of law infringement

Warranties and obligations

• Using contract clauses to commercial advantage
• Best and reasonable endeavours obligations
• Consequences of breach of warranty
• How to make obligations stick

Liability and its limitation

• Ensuring your risks under contracts are mitigated
• How far can you exclude and limit liability?
• Best practice and model clauses

Intellectual property rights

• IP protection clauses in contracts
• Who owns the rights?
• Foreground and background rights

Termination and management of contracts

• Best practice guidelines
• Dealing with contract breaches
• Litigation and mediation
• Right to terminate agreements
• How to handle supplier difficulties and liquidation

FOR WHOM:

Legal Officers and others who perform related functions

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.