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Location of Study:
Kuala Lumpur
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Part Time
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Brickfields Asia College

Certificate in Commercial Contracts

  Institution: Brickfields Asia College

Field Of Study:
Law
Level Of Study:
Certificate / Professional Certificate
Course Subject:
Law
Course Intake:
January

CERTIFICATE IN COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

Become A COMMERCIAL LAWYER across numerous industry sectors

 

COURSE OUTCOMES WILL EQUIP YOU with:-

1. UNDERSTANDING of the many different skills, including drafting, structuring and advising on a wide array of business arrangements across numerous industry sectors, required of the commercial lawyer.

2. GET GUIDANCE on structuring and formatting commercial contracts, with use of  clear and concise language when drafting commercial agreements.

3. LEARN drafting tips and techniques, advising on a wide variety of business arrangements across numerous industry sectors, required of the commercial lawyer.

4. ENSURE that your commercial contracts provide legal and commercial certainty, free from ambiguity, while meeting commercial objectives.

 

The course will appeal to those who wish to learn commercial skills and those who wish to embark in commercial practice and develop these competencies in these areas. The course runs over 2 ½ weekends and is divided into 10 modules:

 

Module 1: The role of the commercial lawyer

Core skills, including negotiation and client care; essential terminology; boilerplate terms & sample clauses; common drafting problems.

 

Module 2: Drafting of Commercial Agreements

Legal certainty; structure of a contract; precedents and standard form documents; rules of interpretation; technical terms; conditions, warranties, indemnities and general obligations; implied terms; exclusion and limitation clauses.

 

Module 3: Supply , Service Level Agreements & Out-sourcing

Risk; title; insurance; transport; INCOTERMS; contract management; change control mechanisms; force majeure and dealing with sub-contractors.

 

Module 4: Agency & Distribution Agreements

Formalities; duties; distribution agreements – drafting of distribution agreements; franchising.

 

Module 5: Product & Service Warranties & Guarantees.

Key clauses of a business contracts include indemnification, exclusion and limitation of liability in respect of manufacturer’s warranty and warranty disclaimers. Product return policies.

 

Module 6: Data Protection

Issues which arise when drafting terms and conditions of use; data protection; privacy laws; transfer of personal data.

 

Module 7: Intellectual Property and Technology Contracts

General principles of intellectual property law; patents; trademarks; copyright and designs; assignment and licensing; technology design and development methods; maintenance and support contracts; intellectual property escrow.

 

Module 8: Procurement & Tendering

Outline; the various procedures (open, restricted, negotiated and competitive); drafting invitations to tender; drafting tender responses; awards; contract negotiation process; the Remedies Regulations.

 

Module 9: Commercial Dispute Management

 

Module 10: The Role of the Commercial Contracts Lawyer in a Corporate Transaction

The various skills required of the commercial lawyer during a corporate transaction.

 

Source: Brickfields Asia College