Advanced Contract Drafting

An advanced class in drafting international commercial contracts, this one-day crash course builds on the skills and insights gained in the Drafting International Contracts course. In this course, we take a closer look at the technical and legal issues that arise in drafting some of the most strategically important contractual terms. representations and warranties, limitations on liability, indemnification and termination clauses. Develop your understanding, enhance your practical skills, and gain more confidence in drafting international contracts in English in this one-day intensive workshop.

This workshop is suitable either as a follow-up to the Drafting International Contracts course, or as a standalone session for individuals looking for more advanced knowledge on contract drafting.

PROGRAM CONTENT

• Understand the Anglo-Saxon terminology of contracts: contracts and deeds, express and implied terms, warranties and guarantees, damages and liquidated damages.
• Acquire knowledge on the main structure and clauses of international contracts.
• Use the adequate verbs to create clear legal rights and obligations.
• Recognise drafting ambiguities to effectively re-draft poorly written clauses.
• Practice drafting contractual clauses in a clear and efficient manner.
• Draft effective standard clauses that can be used across the organisation to manage exposure to legal risk.
• Understand the principles of using plain English within your contract to reduce uncertainty.
• Focus on agreement structure, linguistic clarity and accuracy to draft with confidence.
• Discover how to avoid over-complex sentences and structures to limit the risk of dispute.
• Liability risk protection including indemnities, exclusion and limitation of liability clauses.
• Remedial clauses and damages.
• Force majeure.
• Termination.
• Boilerplate clauses.