Highly Raved Trainer with Comprehensive Examples - 2 Days Workshop on Contract Law

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Course Information Date: 12 & 13 March 2015 (Thu & Fri) Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm Venue: Concorde Hotel Function Room (f.k.a Le Meridien Hotel) Fees: SGD850 (NETT) S$340 (After PIC Grant) *Enjoy up to 400% tax deduction or 60% cash payout under the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme for Staff Training. Find out more at https://www.iras.gov.sg/ or email picredit@iras.gov.sg Inclusive of teabreaks and lunch Registration is on a 1st come 1st serve basis. Register early to avoid disappointment. Click here for registration form To register, please contact Ms Elsie Koh @ 9857 8570/ 62789785 or elsie@360degrees.com.sg Unsubscribe If you no longer wish to receive our email - please click unsubscribe here. Thank you. 2 Days Workshop on Contract Law Workshop Description Almost daily we all make contracts. Ignorance is not a privilege. It is a misfortune. Managers, company directors, executives and businessmen need to clearly understand contract law. Now it is even more important to understand how contracts can be made electronically through the email and the world wide web over the internet. Get a thorough understanding of the principles of contract law through this interactive course taught by a well-known author of 26 law books, including the best-seller book "Contract Law". Emphasis will be placed on the terms and clauses frequently used in the drafting of contracts, agreements and joint ventures. Rules on contract drafting will be discussed. Samples of different types of contracts will be provided such as contracts of employment. Participants will learn how to terminate a contract and know the remedies available for breach of contract. Course materials will be given which are useful and invaluable references. Case studies and case presentations will be given. You will learn how to conduct your businesses effectively within the laws of business and companies. Participants will also benefit from the interactive sessions with the lecturer. Video training materials will be used to enhance learning. Workshop Outline Nature of A Business Contract commercial contract gentlemen agreements oral/verbal contracts and written contracts who is the reasonable man? Effective Negotiation Skills hard versus soft negotiator how to negotiate for a successful contract? Harvard Principled Negotiation Techniques Requirements of a Valid Contract distinguish between "invitation to treat" and "offer" newspaper advertisement and catalogs intention to create legal relations, domestic and commercial contracts consideration: sufferance e.g. the price Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act Capacity to make a contract minors mentally disordered and drunkards E-Commerce Contracts making contracts via emails and the world wide web on the internet Electronic Transactions Act & its implications Formalities of a Contract expressed terms versus implied terms parol evidence rule in written contracts conditions: fundamental terms warranties: minor terms complex terms breach of conditions & warranties Exemption Clauses Unfair Contracts Terms Act control of exclusion clauses by case law & statutory laws negligence & damages Factors affecting Contract misrepresentation inducement, sales talk fradulent, negligent & innocent misrepresentation effects of misrepresentation remedies: recission & damages mistake types of mistakes mutual mistake common mistake inilateral mistake operative mistake to avoid contract duress & undue influence voidable contract economic duress, loss of profits illegal contracts & its consequences void contracts contracts in restraint of trade non-competition clauses preventing working elsewhere Discharge of Contracts 4 ways to terminate a contract by performance by agreement (novation) by frustration by breach Remedies for Breach of Contract refuse further performance damages: monetary compensation & awards how much monetary awards can be claimed? Rule of remoteness of damage mitigation of damages speculative damages liquidated damages, pre-estimate genuine damages, penalty clauses specific performance injunctions Golden Rules In Drafting of Contracts How to Resolve Your Contractual Disputes negotiations & consultations mediation arbitration mini-trials litigation & the Legal System the courts common law versus criminal law contract law versus tort law (wrongful acts) Who Should Attend This course does not require you to have prior legal knowledge. It is for contracts executives, contracts managers, programme managers, project engineers, managing directors, group financial controllers, company directors, sales directors, business managers, financial controllers, marketing managers and executives, business advisers, bankers, consultants, company secretaries, administrators, credit executives, finance and operation executives, maintenance managers, accounts supervisors, and ANYONE who wants to know company law. Who Should Attend "Very comprehensive content. Professor Catherine Tay is exceptionally knowledgeable. Lots of information applicable to my work. I learnt how to vet through contracts" "The course content is very good. The knowledgeable trainer gives lots of real live examples to help participants understand better." "This is a very interactive and informative course. Professor Catherine responded well to every questions from the delegates and able to explain in a very simple form. Hence, it is very easy to understand for me." 360 Degrees Trainer Profile Associate Professor Catherine Tay Swee Kian Assoc Prof. Catherine Tay lectures law at National University of Singapore, NUS Business School in the Department of Strategy and Policy; and medical law and business law at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS; as well as dental law and ethics at the Faculty of Dentistry, NUS. A/Prof Tay is an Associate Professorial Fellow, NUS. She is a Barrister-at-Law, of Lincoln's Inn, United Kingdom and an Advocate and Solicitor in Singapore. She was called to the English Bar in 1978 and the Singapore Bar in 1980. She is an Associate Director, Bernard & Rada Law Corp. She is an author of several law books including 'Contract Law'; 'Directors' Duties and Liabilities'; 'Business Law' ; E-Commerce Law; Intellectual Property Laws and 'Medical Negligence'. She has published several legal articles in prestigious international and local law journals. A/Prof Tay studied law at Queen Mary College, University of London and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree and a Master of Laws degree, in which she specialized in Company, Shipping, Insurance and Marine Insurance laws. She did her pupillage under the Honorable Lady Mary Hogg in London and returned to Singapore in the law firm of Rodyk & Davidson. A/Prof Tay is also a member of the Centralized Institutional Review Board – Ethics sub committee of SingHealth hospitals and polyclinics; and is also a member of the National Healthcare Group Domain Specific Review Board / Research Ethics committee tasked to review the scientific and ethical aspects of research protocols. A/Prof Tay is an examiner on law and medical law subjects for a number of professional bodies and universities in Singapore and overseas. She was an external examiner in medical law at the Law Faculty of the University of Hong Kong. She conducts in-house training seminars and workshops for hospitals, banks, statutory boards, hotels, commercial firms and companies, clubs and associations. She is also a legal consultant appearing on many television segments. A/Prof Tay was a committee member of the editorial board of the Singapore Accountant Journal, Journal of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and the (United Kingdom) The Company Lawyer. She was on the Board of Overseas Editors for the (United Kingdom) Journal of Financial Crime, an official publication of the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime. She has presented conference papers at many conferences and seminars on Business Law, Medical Law, and Company and insolvency Laws overseas and in Singapore. A/Prof Tay has published numerous articles in international peer reviewed journals such as BIOETHICS, the Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine; the (United Kingdom) Journal of Business Law, (United Kingdom) Business Law Review; the (United Kingdom) Company Lawyer and the (United Kingdom) Insolvency Law & Practice, (United Kingdom) Tolley's professional negligence, (United Kingdom) Tottel's Professional Negligence, the Singapore Dental Journal; the Malayan Law Journal; the Securities Industry Review and The Singapore Law Gazette. She received the 2008 Sinagapore Medical Journal Recognition Award for reviewing with Distinction for consistently submitting timely, detailed and scholarly reviews. A/Prof Tay cohosted a weekly talk show "In the Eyes of the Law" on NTUC RadioHeart and was a consultant to MediaCorp television series on consumer laws "What's Your Case" on TV Channel 5. In House Customized Training We deliver customized designed courses that are tailored to your organizational needs. Our professional trainers are domain experts with extensive international experience. Do contact us today @ 6278 9785/ training@360degrees.com.sg for no-obligation training needs assessment, we will work in partnership with you to identify needs, develop training and find instructors that best fit your business environment.

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