Drafting Commercial Contracts Training Course

Duration

1 day

What is this course about?

This course aims to give delegates a firm understanding of what is required to successfully draft commercial contracts. It looks at planning for the contract, risk and liability, understanding legal jargon and the legal and contractual framework.

Who would benefit?

• Commercial and Contract Managers and Executives
• Tender and Proposals Engineers
• Purchasing Managers
• Sales Managers

Objectives

For delegates to:

• Be able to plan for contracts
• Understand scope and specifications
• Identify and manage risk
• Prepare for contract negotiations understanding legal jargon and the legal and contractual framework

Key topics covered

1. Planning for the contract

2. Who - When - Where - How - Why - What

3. Scope / Specification / Service Level Agreement

4. Risk - Liability - Money etc

5. The documents that will make up the contract / interfaces

6. The legal / contractual framework

7. The importance of language and words

8. The contract conditions:

Model or in-house / standardised or tailor-made

9. Preparation for negotiation