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Contract Law Masterclass For Non - LawyersNEW 2 day format. Examining advanced elements of contract law & contractual obligations to manage risk, systematically audit contracts & improve dispute resolution methods Melbourne - 21 - 22 April 2010 Melbourne - 13 - 14 October 2010 Brisbane - 17 - 18 November 2010 |
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Course Objectives
Key Learning Outcomes
- Examine and address current topical issues in contract law
- Review statutory and common law obligations that must be incorporated into contracts
- Develop processes to ensure contract objectives are delivered while mitigating risk
- Systematically review and edit existing contracts
> Examples of contracts will be reviewed with suggested improvements discussed - Implement drafting changes that improve contract clarity and structure
- Ensure contract clauses achieve maximum risk management by mastering drafting and testing techniques
> This will cover a range of clauses including insurance, force majuere, liability, jurisdiction, indemnities etc - Implement reviews of contractual governance in your organisation to ensure contract management excellence
- Examining insurance arrangements and indemnities
- Design effective methods of dispute resolution and documentation collection
What Participants Liked & Learnt
"I enjoyed the interactive learning transfer method whereby Terry posed questions and the group developed the answers with his assistance"
National Contracts Manager, Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia
"His ability to include participants in discussion and his simplification of legal jargon."
Procurement Officer, Hatch Engineering
"An interactive, ‘get your questions answered along the way’ course"
Procurement Officer, Hatch Engineering
"Extensive use of real life examples"
Group Manager Contracts, Pricing and Planning, Country Energy
About the Course
As a follow on from IIR's "Contract Law Fundamentals" course, this addresses the most recent issues confronting executives in a contract process. You will examine the issues arising on formation and how to ensure parties maintain control when establishing their contractual obligations.
This course will focus on how judges’ deal with issues of interpretation of contracts and how to ensure that ambiguity is avoided in documentation. You will also learn to interpret recent decisions of judges and the impact of these decisions on contract law and its practice.
The use of well used clauses requires precise drafting to ensure the clauses achieve their desired purposes. The following will be examined:
- Intellectual property
- Exclusions
- “best endeavours”
- Variations
- Indemnities
- Liquidated damages
- Insurance clauses
- Termination
- Jurisdiction
This course is interactive, participants will be encouraged to share stories, compare ideas and workshop solutions with expert facilitator support.
Who Should Attend
This course is relevant for ALL those who have some dealings with contracts in their every day business environment.
Relevant people could range from contract advisors who work with contracts every day, to General Managers, CEO’s, Marketing Managers and Business Development Managers.
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