Contract Law Masterclass for Non-Lawyers

Course Overview

Second in our contract law series and CMP Certification, this course addresses the most recent issues confronting executives in the contract process. You will examine the issues arising on formation and how to ensure parties maintain control when establishing their contractual obligations.

This contract law masterclass for non-lawyers course will focus on how judges deal with issues of interpretation of contracts and how to ensure that ambiguity is avoided in the documentation.

Under our contract law masterclass course, you will also learn to interpret recent decisions of judges and the impact of these decisions on contract law and its practice. The use of well-used clauses requires precise drafting to ensure the clauses achieve their desired purposes. The instructor will spend detailed time teaching participants how to interpret examples and take their interpretative and analysis skills back to their workplace.

Who Should Participate

• This practical intermediate course is relevant for all those who have dealings with contracts in their everyday business environment
• This contract and legal document drafting course assumes at least a fundamental knowledge of the law. To discuss these more detailed concepts presented in this course, all participants must understand the basics
• It suits people who have a strong practical background and wish to explore some topical areas in more detail, making it ideal as legal training for non-lawyers
• Often, people who have completed law degrees attend this course due to its strong practical focus and application

Key Benefits

• Gain new tools, knowledge, and means to handle and develop legally astute and advantageous contracts
• Implement strategies to ensure your contracts are plainly expressed and well risk-managed
• Protect your interests if things go wrong in the future
• Understand the force of your contractual obligations
• Identify clauses that can be used to effectively manage risk
• Recognise the optimal times to exert the power of the clauses in your contracts
• Appreciate what constitutes a good contract and why

Delivered by Terry Reid

Terry has over 27 years’ experience as a barrister and solicitor and in the delivery of courses on a variety of legal and commercial topics, covering a wide range of audiences. Terry graduated in arts and law with first class honours from the University of Auckland and subsequently completed his postgraduate qualification at the University of Melbourne.

Delivered by Margaret Andre

In 2017 Margaret started her own legal practice after having worked in a boutique law firm that specialised in construction law matters. She has a general interest and sound knowledge of the building and construction sector and is experienced in dispute resolution processes including mediation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation.

Delivered by Sean McCarthy

Having spent many years in the building and construction industry, I now practice solely as a construction and fire engineering lawyer. Generally, my work involves "front end" advice, negotiating, drafting and amending agreements to appropriately reflect the risk propensity of the parties to the contract.

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