Monday, 29 September 2014

2 Days Workshop on Successfully Understanding Clauses in Commercial Agreements for Non-Legal Professionals – How to read each clause in a Contract with understanding?

 
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Date: 15 & 16 October 2014
(Wed & Thu)
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Venue: Concorde Hotel Function Room (f.k.a Le Meridien Hotel)
Fees: S$800 (NETT)
(S$320 after PIC grant)*
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2 Days Workshop on Successfully Understanding Clauses in Commercial Agreements for Non-Legal Professionals – How to read each clause in a Contract with understanding?


Course Objectives

There are several resources available providing examples of standard (boilerplate) clauses such as exclusions, indemnities, liquidated damages, warranties, jurisdiction, termination provisions and "best endeavours", intellectual property, variations, insurance clauses. This 2-day course will explain the underlying legal principles, which lead to your use of these standard clauses. A practical approach will be used to enhance learning by providing sample boilerplate clauses and explaining their meaning with a legal framework explaining the case law principles and equitable principles giving rise to the use of such standard clauses.

You do not need to have prior legal knowledge to attend this course.

Practical issues that may arise in the use of such boilerplate clauses will be addressed and recommendations will be made on the use such clauses. Participants will learn to understand the meaning and importance of such clauses. Sample clauses will be provided to enhance learning.

Programme Highlights

Participants will be given a walk-through of a sample contract and most importantly, there will be a clause-by-clause analysis of every clause inside the Contract.

Course Topics

  1. Structure of Commercial Agreement

    • title
    • date
    • parties
    • importance of recitals
    • consideration
    • body of agreement
    • definitions and interpretation
    • term
    • action clauses
    • money and payment
    • representations and warranties
    • covenants
    • conditions
    • Indemnification, Insurance, Confidentiality, Intellectual property
    • termination
    • Boilerplate
    • Testimonium and Attestation
    • Signatures of parties and witnesses and seals
    • Schedules and Appendices
  2. Understanding Specific Commercial Clauses
    • What are boilerplate clauses?
    • Understanding the use of standard (boilerplate) clauses
    • Reviewing the types of boilerplate clauses
    • How much boilerplate to be included in the contract?
    • Minimum boilerplates?
    • Medium boilerplates?
    • Extensive boilerplates?
    • Force Majeure clauses
    • Severability – Doctrine of Severance
    • Entire Agreement
    • Amendments clause
    • Waiver clause
    • Notices clause
    • Further Assurances clause
    • Law & Jurisdiction clause
    • ADR and Arbitration clause
    • Drafting best practice dispute resolution procedure into Agreement
    • Contract (Rights of Third Party) Act
    • Interpretation clause – 3 types of Definitions
    • Assignment and Sub-Contracting clause
    • Announcements clause
    • Termination Provisions
    • Effectively drafting early termination clauses
    • Liquidated damages clause
    • Liability clause
    • Evaluating Exclusion and limitation clauses
    • Identifying factors determining "reasonable" excluding and limiting liability clause
    • Examining the functions of warranties, liabilities and indemnities clauses
    • Apportioning liabilities in indemnity clause
    • Insurance clause
    • Intellectual property clause
    • Survival clause
    • Confidentiality clause
    • "Best endeavors"

360 Degrees Trainer

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.

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Sunday, 28 September 2014

Things You Must Consider If You Plan To Buy Positive Gay Jewish Books

By Karina Frost


There are times that you have plans to get the textbooks that you would be reading. It would be hard to choose what to get as there are a lot of it. Usually, a person will find it using the ISBN. It would help you so you could easily get the exact one that you would need.

Other than the bookstore, there are other places where you could have it. You should look at the condition of the item as you would buy positive gay Jewish books. You can save money when you would get the ones which are already used. Check if there there are damages on one of its pages.

You must check the comment which has been written about it. There are some which will place a description which could help buyers in deciding if they will have it or not. It can be convenient on them if they will read this. You could find more reviews to read on the Web when you prefer to know more details regarding that. Mostly, these have been posted by people who are done reading that.

Remember that there are different kinds of textbooks being sold in the bookstores. You should decide on the kind that would be interesting for you to read. It is important that you know what you want so that you would not waste your money on buying the things that you would not want in the long run.

It is really essential that you will be looking for the sellers which are reliable on the business. This should be done particularly when you are getting this on online stores. Read those comments which have been given by the customers they had. This will give you ideas about the reputation of its seller.

For those who would be buying it online, make sure that you would check the location of the seller. When you really need it, it would be better to choose the ones who are located near you so it would arrive faster. Ask them on the amount that you would be paying so it would be shipped in your home.

If there are no sellers located near you then it would be best to pay for priority mail so it would be shipped faster. But, there is an additional charge to it. If your time is limited, you could consider having this one so you can receive it fast.

If you will not understand a few things about it, you can talk to their staff. It will be better that your questions are answered before the time you will be having that. You can talk to them in a variety of ways. You can personally visit them in the store. You may also call them and send an email on them. You could pick the ways which would be convenient on your part.

If you got what you needed, it will be better to leave reviews on that. It will helpful on the person who will be buying it one day. Do not forget the things that were indicated if you think of getting one.




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Saturday, 27 September 2014

Can Jews Be Gay Openly

By Karina Frost


If one would ask a Jew what his view on homosexuality is, he would most likely say that God is against it because it is something that it not natural and is not something that was made during creation. However, more and more people are accepting the fact that gays are actually born and usually not made. So if this is the scenario, can jews be gay or not.

Now the main teaching of the Rabbis when it comes to homosexuals would be the fact that the religion itself does not condemn gays at all. What they condemn would be homosexual actions like erotic acts of people that are of the same sex. So in a nutshell, a person can be a homosexual but they are just not allowed to perform homosexual acts as this is considered a sin.

Now the basis of this statement would actually be from the Bible itself as this is the book where the verses of God are all kept. Now if one would open his Bible to the book of Leviticus chapters eighteen verse twenty two, then he will be able to find the basis. This verse explicitly states that if a man lies in bed with another man like he would do with a woman, then he is committing a sin.

Now while there is no actual explanation as to why God made this commandment, many Rabbis did have their own interpretations. The most common one would be that when God created the world, he only created man and woman. So naturally, homosexuality is something that is unnatural to creation.

Of course this was just a statement that was created by the Rabbis which meant that there was no actual basis. So it was from there that Bar Kaparrah created his own interpretation in Talmud. He stated that there is another law in the Torah wherein marriage and procreation are very important and that homosexuality goes against procreation.

So if the Torah states that a man cannot be together with another man, then one would also probably ask where this leaves lesbians. One would also probably ask whether lesbianism is allowed in this religion. Well lesbianism may not be as frowned upon, but it is still not allowed.

Now Judaism does not condone to homosexuality as a whole so this includes both gays and lesbians. Of course for the lesbian couples, they would also use the Talmud interpretation wherein procreation is a must. However, since lesbianism is not explicitly mentioned in the Torah, they are not as strict.

So in a nutshell, Judaism permits homosexuals to exist but does not permit the acts. Now the rabbis believe that some of them are actually born gay. What the rabbis do not allow is that they would carry out sexual acts with those of the same sex. To sum it all up, a Jewish gay can be like that provided he does not commit a homosexual act otherwise he will be sinning.




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Friday, 26 September 2014

How To Make Use Of An Effective Proofreading Service

By Elsa Noel


When you are writing a cover letter or anything that you plan to write, you must always highlight the need to avail of proofreading service. It is for the readers to accept and not reject it despite the effort that you applied to do it. While format may not be needed, you still have to ensure that all words are spelled correctly and everything is constructed correctly.

Making sure that everything is done correctly will increase your chance of being accepted in the job. Give it to the right individual or person. You must address it of course to the intended person. If possible, you have to research for the firm that offers the best proofreading services to help you.

You must be clear therefore of the information that you are writing or the kind of letter that you need to write. If possible, you should talk to the manager or visit the site that posts it. Keep it in a professional manner and be sure to address it to the right person who will be reading the letter or the piece.

Upon writing it, the names must be spelled correctly. You need to address them well to ensure that you are not going beyond. Avoid general words or terms because it will means you are just playing it safe. Take a risk, name it and expect their response not to be later. It will surely be given immediately to address your concern or your intention to be hired.

Avoid the act of overusing any type of word. If possible, you need to restate it well. It should be about what you can contribute to the company or about yourself, your skills and abilities to perform the job. Keep everything simple and avoid too much using of bullets and numbers. As much as possible, all information must be written in a paragraph.

Always make a creative way of closing it. Avoid very common words like saying thank you for reading and taking time or the act of saying that you are sincere. Any of those are too overrated to be applied. You can try something new, one that is not commonly applied by any person.

Always customize it to be able to address it to your intended recipient. Customizing it is considered significant to match the qualifications. It must also highlight the job qualifications that they have given. Your keywords must be relevant to the type of job therefore. Be very careful in saying things you do not mean.

Make sure that all your printed copies are all clean and attractive. For each copy, use a good quality paper and the best type of printer. It will surely give them the best initial impression that you are care about the presentation and you are professional enough to do the intended job or work.

Always keep things simple and short. Write a half page length of letter or it depends to the piece that you will be writing. The main goal is for you to deliver it well to the intended readers. Hire the best company that can give you the needed services.




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Thursday, 25 September 2014

Things To Know About Gay Orthodox Jews

By Karina Frost


Parents of homosexual kids feel really isolated when discussing aboutthe homosexuality issue but bad treatment must not happen since it can totally affect the kid. This is why a retreat is given to those who need it the most. They should not feel so secluded in the place because they are all a part of a certain society and problems like this can be solved.

Dealing with homosexual kids must be done in the best way possible. The retreat should teach every parent the correct way of dealing with this homosexuality issue. All things must be done well in a perfect manner to get rid of making things worst. It is good to discuss as well about gay Orthodox Jews book.

It will offer them great chance of being part of the community again despite everything. It is also good to instill in them the hope that is needed. The conference that will be done can ensure that everything will work fine as much as possible. The major reason for this conference is to talk about the issues that they have.

This is for them to speakregarding their problems and to express their feelings of loneliness regarding the fact that not all people in the community can accept their children. A lot of people fail to discuss what it really meant to have a child that is gay especially to their relatives, friends and church leaders. This problem must be addressed well therefore in a perfect way.

As soon as every child reveals the big secret, parents may take it as a big problem and hide it into their friends. Hiding it is not the major solution however to solve the problem. They are expected to undergo a hard process to explain everything to the kid. They should avoid affecting their child which may lead to future problems.

Hiding could be the major result of how Orthodox Jews or other people see the whole world according to the major teachings of Torah. Everything will be discussed well in the right manner by first knowing God and His purpose to the life of an individual. It is right to understand the teachings given by Him to be fully enlightened.

The discussions must take place to get rid of any type of complication. Certain issues must be discussed regarding the situation of the person. All issues could differ from case to case. Things need to be discussed which can totally avoid making them worst.

The book considers homosexuality as a big act that is punishable by death. They consider it as a bad act among men. Every parent faces a really big challenge of wanting to accept his child and the need to belong to the society where he is living. It is a need for people as well to experience how it is to feel a part of the community.

It is normal to have this fear of isolation which must be dealt well with. It is a fact that your LGBT child is something that you are ashamed or not proud of but you should not let it happen all the time. This could result to major problems along the way which is not good of course.




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How To Become A Pearl Harbor Historian

By Karina Frost


History has played an important part on the things that are currently happening. Events which happened during specific periods of time during the past are interesting for numerous people. World wars is a topic that individuals are most commonly interested in. How they started as well as why they occurred are interesting since the entire world today is experiencing their effects.

Some of these individuals are passionate enough about this subject matter that they would want to become historians on their own. Persons who would like to know more about the events in Pearl Harbor might be interested to a land a job as a Pearl Harbor historian. There are several things that these individuals will have to possess in order for them to become who they want to be.

He should be considering his educational background. He might have to finish a college degree which has relevance to History and other related fields. He has to study in a university or school that will enable him to acquire more knowledge about this endeavor.

Lots of events and topics are involved in this undertaking. Because of this, the aspirants need to be focusing on events which occurred on the matters that they have interest knowing, such as those in Pearl Harbor. Portions of their free time should be allocated to reading more online sources, articles, and books about these occurrences.

Reading about the happenings is not just enough for him to do. He needs to compare the facts presented by the sources that he has. Historians always seek the truth behind all of the circumstances. In this case, the aspirant should conduct numerous researches regarding this matter.

There are trainings and seminars on how to become involved in this field. These trainings and seminars can provide more knowledge and skills to the individuals on how go about this industry. It would be good if they can attend one or a couple of these sessions. They might be able to meet people like them. They might also be able to share their ideas to one another.

He should possess time management skills. The professionals typically do numerous activities for them to share their acquired findings. One might lecture a class, attend a conference, write a book, or work as a professor in a university. He has to ensure that he balances his hours.

They should also have good communication skills, both oral and written. At some points in their careers, they may be asked to do a lecture about the certain topic they are researching on. At some points in their careers, as well, they may be asked to write books about the topics. They would need to be able to communicate to their listeners and readers well. In this way, the knowledge that they have can be grasped by the audience.

Curiosity and creativity should be possessed by him. These qualities can aid him in making a name for himself in this field which is highly competitive. They can also aid him to earn more sums of money in the line of work where his passion is focused on.




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Take your Team to Greater Heights - 1 Day Partnering Baby Boomer Boss & Staff for Success

 
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Date: 14 October 2014 (Tue)
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Venue: Concorde Hotel Function Room (f.k.a Le Meridien Hotel)
Fees: S$400 (NETT)
(S$160 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
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1 Day Partnering Baby Boomer Boss & Staff for Success


Introduction

Working Effectively with Bosses is a big challenge for Managers, Supervisors and Staff. This is made tougher when they have to report to and work with Baby Boomer Bosses when they are from a different generation – GEN X, Y or Z. On the other hand, leading and managing Baby Boomer Staff is equally tough as they are older and more experienced than you the manager or supervisor.
This 1-day workshop shares with learners the mindset, knowledge and skill set that is needed to connect, communicate and collaborate effectively with their Baby Boomer Boss and/or Staff at the Workplace. It shares with learners the tips and tactics on how they could work effectively with them for greater success at the workplace.

Key Benefits


  • Understand the characteristics of baby boomers and identify the generational differences
  • How to collaborate with your baby boomer boss for greater work success
  • How to lead your baby boomer staff and take your team to greater heights

Who Should Attend:


GEN X & Y Managers/Supervisors and Others who work with Baby Boomer Bosses & Staff.

Workshop Outline


Manager – From the Past to Present

  • The Traditional Manager VS the Enlightened Manager
  • The "Sandwiched" Manager – Balancing with Staff & Managementv
  • Generations Turbulence at the Workplace
  • Bridging the Generation Gaps – Overcoming Generation Myopia

Understanding Baby Boomers

  • The Upbringing of Baby Boomers
  • Their Values, Characteristics and Contributions
  • Common Challenges of working with Baby Boomers

      Managing UP: Collaborating with Baby Boomer Boss

    • My DREAM Boss – Fantastic Sharing of "Boss + Employee" Stories
    • Forging an Effective Partnership with the Boss – Great Tips and Tactics
    • Connecting, Communicating & Supporting Boss

        Managing DOWN: Leading Baby Boomer Staff

      • Strengths and Potential of Staff
      • Motivational Factors for Staff
      • Connecting, Communicating & Working with Staff

          My Personal & Team Action Plans

        • Individual Action Plans – 3 Action Items to do within the next 21 days
        • Team Action Plans – 3 Action Items to do within the next 21 days

            Training Methodology


            The Workshop is packed with highly interactive, fun and enriching activities. It comprises:

            • Short Lectures, Discussions & Presentations
            • Case Studies
            • Q & A Sessions
            • Story Telling & Sharing Sessions
            • Role Plays, Games & Energizers

            Brief Profile of Ken Wong


            Ken Wong is the 4G Leadership Coach of ProActive Training & Education, a Regional Training & Management Consultancy, based in Singapore. He was the Only Certified Emergenetics® Associate cum Facilitator named as one of the 10 Influential Professional Speakers in Singapore right now by Singapore Business Review on 04 Apr 2013. He is highly sought after as he is multi-lingual & delivers events in English, Mandarin & Cantonese in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia He blends International Profiling tools like AEM-Cube® (Change Leadership) and Emergenetics® (Thinking & Behavioural Preferences) into his Leadership and Service workshops and seminars with the Asian perspectives. Adopting his unique approach in training and speaking for MNCs, SMEs and Government agencies, Ken has impacted thousands of his learners – Middle Managers, Supervisors, Baby Boomers, GEN X & Y and even inmates – and greatly enhanced their personal effectiveness and team performance.

            Ken's vast experience and expertise is recognized and asserted as a Contributing Author to "88 Essential Secrets for Achieving Greater Success at Work" and being one of the 49 professional members in Asia Professional Speakers – Singapore (APSS). He has been in the media for over 25 times for the past 12 months.

            Ken is the Author of his upcoming book "The Enlightened ProActive Manager: Getting the Best out of Yourself and Your Team" and the Elected Secretary of APSS, 2012-2013. He is a Key Member on the SCOOP™ Committee, Emergenetics® Asia Office, a member of Global Speakers Federation (GSF) and a former member of Storytelling Association (Singapore).

            Ken holds an MSc in Training and Performance Management from the University of Leicester, UK and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Passed with Merit) from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is a Certified AEM-Cube® and Certified Emergenetics® Associate.

            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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