A Practical Guide to Business Contracts

Short Description: Understanding and managing contract risk is critically important for companies and senior employees. The business and competitive advantages of managing contracts effectively produces bottom line benefits. A failure to fully understand all risk related items in a contract can result in lost opportunities and costly disputes. This programme is a practical guide to contract law for business. By focusing on pricing and key commercial terms alone companies frequently fail to maximise the value of contracts. This course will provide attendees with an understanding of the law and practice related to the risks inherent in the formation and management of contracts. Through analysis of key contract provisions and real life examples the programme demonstrates how to manage contract risk effectively and to ensure contract negotiations and performance occurs quickly and efficiently. The highlights of this course are: • Creation of contracts including legal effectiveness and structure. • Key contract clauses focusing on payment and non-payment remedies. • Securing performance of a party’s obligations in the contract. • Liability for breach of contract. • Dispute resolution and important considerations.