2 Days How to read and understand commercial contracts?

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Course Information Date: 6 & 7 July 2015 (Mon & Tue) Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm Venue: Concorde Hotel Function Room (f.k.a Le Meridien Hotel) Fees: SGD 850 (NETT) S$340 (After PIC Grant) ** Enjoy savings for group registrations of 3 pax or more. Email us for more details *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 How to read and understand commercial contracts? Introduction Have you ever wondered what a particular contract clause or term actually means? Why are certain clauses so commonly found in some commercial or business contracts? Being unsure on the meaning and interpretation of acontractual term or provision is too risky for your business and work. Poorly drafted contracts do not provide protection and may lead to contractual disputes and litigation, arbitration or mediation later on. Learn how to negotiate fairly and commercially to have a viable sustainable agreement. Learn the practical guide on the meaning and purpose as well as interpretation of contractual terms and clauses and their possible variations under contract law. You do not need to have prior legal knowledge to attend this course. This course will not only highlight the pitfalls, but participants will also be given an analysis of sample agreements to address the common issues arising in commercial contracts together with standard form precedents, boiler plates and the interpretation of contract clauses. Course outline Clause-by clause analysis of commercial agreements including employment contracts, lease / tenancy agreements Common clauses / terms for most commercial contracts Understanding the Boilerplate provisions Notices clause Assignments clause What is force majeure clause – doctrine of frustration in discharge of contract Indemnity regime Insurance, claims & liabilities Compensation & liquidated damages + doctrine of penalties Meaning of consequential loss, direct and indirect loss Definitions and interpretations clause Representations and warranties Governing law and jurisdiction clause resolution of disputes mini-trials, mediation-arbitration clause Third party rights, General provisions Meaning of condition precedents Exemption clauses and Unfair Contract Terms Act Limitations on liability Termination events clause Termination consequences clause etc Who Should Attend? This course is for all sales personnel, contract administrator, contract manager, project manager or company executive, finance personnel or for any person who have to read and manage contracts. 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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