Commercial & Contract Awareness
Description
This course is designed for engineers, technicians and managers who are new to
contracting and need an insight into the legal implications. The course is discussed in an easy to follow and understandable fashion and is free of much of the legal jargon that is often employed in this type of training.
SAMPLE COURSE CONTENT
What is a Contract ?
- Common law provisions
- Protection given by written documents
The Law of Contract
- Key elements for a valid contract, making a contract
- Letters of Intent; Sale of Goods Act
- Enforcing the contract, damages, discharging the contract
- Force Majeure, disputes, legal jargon
Contract Strategy, Types of Contract
- Fixed and firm price contracts, cost re…
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This course is designed for engineers, technicians and managers
who are new to
contracting and need an insight into the legal implications. The
course is discussed in an easy to follow and understandable fashion
and is free of much of the legal jargon that is often employed in
this type of training.
SAMPLE COURSE CONTENT
What is a Contract ?
- Common law provisions
- Protection given by written documents
The Law of Contract
- Key elements for a valid contract, making a contract
- Letters of Intent; Sale of Goods Act
- Enforcing the contract, damages, discharging the contract
- Force Majeure, disputes, legal jargon
Contract Strategy, Types of Contract
- Fixed and firm price contracts, cost re-imbursable contracts
- Incentive contracts
Model Forms of Contract
- The "Battle of the Forms"
- Using model forms effectively, appropriate types
Conditions of Contract
- Payment terms, title
- Transportation and incoterms
- Defects after delivery
- Supporting performance, bonds, termination
Communicating through Contracts
- Communicating in plain English
- Considering your reader, using words accurately
- Understandable sentences and clauses
Intellectual Property
- Different types of intellectual property
- Copyright and plagiarism, licencing
- Keeping secrets
Product Liability
- How it affects your company
- Defences, disclaiming liability - if you can
Inter-Company Relationships
- Teaming, partnering and joint ventures
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