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£4,212
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All levels
Why Attend
This course is designed for professionals with little or no prior legal background but who are required to make organizational decisions involving legal matters. It will provide participants with the fundamental principles of commercial law, including commercial contracts and negotiation, sale of goods, intellectual property rights and employee relations. It also covers all the legal aspects of setting up a business, running a business and closing a business
Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of international commercial law with emphasis on the common law system. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and analyze key legal issues regarding contracts and the business as a whole which they are likely to encounter within their organization.
Course Methodology
In this interactive training course participants will frequently work in pairs as well as in larger groups to complete exercises as well as regional and international case studies.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Apply legal rules and principles to speciï¬c commercial situations through consideration of relevant case law
Negotiate commercial contracts complying with commercial and legal requirements
Increase proï¬tability within their organization by selecting appropriate methods of distribution of goods
Recognize and analyze how intellectual property rights aï¬ect their organization
Evaluate and modify organizational employment practices complying with labor law requirements
Target Audience
This course is suitable for those with little or no formal training in commercial law yet would be required to understand the fundamentals of commercial law as it may directly impact their work. It will particularly beneï¬t directors and executives who have direct responsibility for legal decisions within the organization. In-house council new to the region, and those working within a legal department, will also ï¬nd this course highly beneï¬cial.
Target Competencies
Drafting Contracts
Contract Negotiation
Understanding Commercial Terms
Understanding Employment Law
Implementing Organizational Employment Practices
Understanding Intellectual Property
Understanding corporate restructuring
Understanding the effect of breach of commercial contract terms
Note
The Dubai Government Legal Aï¬airs Department has introduced a Continuing Legal Professional Development (CLPD) programme to legal consultants authorised to practise through a licensed ï¬rm in the Emirate of Dubai. We are proud to announce that the Dubai Government Legal Aï¬airs Department has accredited EMG Associates as a CLPD provider. In addition, all our legal programmes have been approved.
This PLUS Specialty Training Legal course qualiï¬es for 4 elective CLPD points.
Overview of commercial & business law
Areas of commercial and business law
Types of commercial contracts
Commercial contracts in the civil law and common law systems
Sources of English law
Civil law v Common law
Civil law in the GCC
Formalities for a binding contract
Elements required for an enforceable contract
Rules for contract interpretation
implied terms v express terms
identifying risks and how to minimise risks
Structure of a commercial contract
Preliminary documents in international transactions
Memorandum of Understanding/ Heads of Terms. Are they legally binding?
Commercial implications
Boilerplate/ miscellaneous provisions- the important but forgotten clauses- beware!
Force majeure v Frustration
Notices
Set oï¬
No waiver
Entire Agreement/ non- reliance clause
Times is of the essence
Assignment v Novation
Governing law
Common mistakes in choice of law
Jurisdiction clause
Exclusive v Non-exclusive
Factors in deciding the jurisdiction clause
International dispute resolution
Litigation
Importance of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Arbitration
Mediations
Conciliation
Negotiation
Remedies for breach of contract
Damages
Specific performance
Injunctions
Advantages and disadvantages of different business forms
Types of business vehicles
Sole trader
Partnerships
Limited Liability Partnerships
Companies
Cross Border Transactions
Distributorship
Agency
Joint Venture
Acquisitions
Share purchase v Business purchase
Apportioning risks and liabilities through warranties and indemnities
Negotiating warranties and indemnities
Corporate insolvency
Tests identifying insolvency
Consequence for directors who fail to react to insolvency
Types of insolvency
Administration
Receivership
Creditor Voluntary Liquidation
Compulsory Liquidation
Commercial Tort
Tort of negligence
Defamation
Libel
Slander
Recent case law on defamation
Managing risk
Prevention is better than cure: Eï¬ective risk management
Intellectual Property Rights management
Types of Intellectual Property
copyright
trademark
patent
design rights
confidential information
Assignment v Granting a license
The law of passing off
Intellectual Property in the GCC
Employment law issues in the common law systems and the GCC
Types of employment contracts
Grounds for dismissal
Wrongful dismissal
Redundancy
Unfair dismissal
Commercial real estate in the GCC
Leasehold
Freehold
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