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  • Perth: 12th August
  • Karstens, Level 1, 111 St. Georges Terrace, Perth Western Australia 6000
  • Brisbane: 15th August
  • Karstens, Level 24, 215 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000 Australia
  • Sydney: 19th August
  • Karstens, Level 1, 111 Harrington Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia
  • Melbourne: 21st August
  • Karstens, 123 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
  • Canberra: 26th August
  • Karstens, 2/10 Moore St, Canberra ACT 2601
  • Online: 28th August
  • Interactive Course Over Zoom

About This Course

The Leadership Institute’s Contract Law for Non-Lawyers is custom-made for those who regularly encounter contracts in their everyday role or business. It is designed to provide you with the essential practical skills and knowledge to avoid financially devastating contractual errors.

By providing you with the latest legal updates and trends on contractual agreements and contract law in Australia, you will have the skills and knowledge to confidently overcome the complexities inherent in dealing with contracts in the corporate world.

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Your Amazing Facilitator

Alan Prasad

ALAN PRASAD, Principal / Lawyer, iTrain & Consult

With more than 20 years of experience at the helm of award-winning commercial law firms and practice groups, Alan Prasad brings incredible experience to businesses and deals of all shapes and sizes – from small businesses and SMEs through to mid-market companies with global operations.

He has worked with clients and businesses based in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and South Pacific Nations, and has advised on both public and private mergers and acquisitions, as well as cross-border transactions. 


Alan seamlessly incorporates his expertise in business sales, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, commercial contracts and international business into his advice. An entrepreneur at heart, Alan has also navigated several business sales, acquisitions and startups of his own. This first-hand experience as a business owner includes a diverse range of industries including FMCG, education and professional services sectors, and alongside his legal expertise, is key to ensuring his advice is always practical, well rounded and commercially sound. Outside the office, Alan is passionate about supporting the environment both locally and abroad. He’s a keen supporter of Landcare Australia’s Coastcare Program and in his spare time, he can often be found adding to his “Countries to Visit Next” list (he’s made quite a dent in it already!).


Full Day Agenda

Contract Law for Non Lawyers Agenda

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  • One Day Course Agenda

One Day Masterclass Agenda

 

8:30AM: REGISTRATION | 9:00AM: START

TOPIC 1:

Basics of contract law, drafting and formation

  • Common myths and false assumptions about contracts
  • Understanding when a contract is in place – when is there a contract?
  • Elements of contract
    - Offer, acceptance, consideration, intention, certainty, and capacity in contract
  • The basics of contract drafting
    - Legalese v plain English writing Overcoming problems by identifying and - understanding difficult clauses

Exercise: Participants will split into small groups and identify problems in a contract formation situation, then discuss how these problems should be avoided.

 

TOPIC 2: Best practice tendering and procurement processes

  • Common legal and probity risks in procurement – Identifying the potential issues
  • Recent case law on tendering and what this means for you
  • The ‘process contract’ - what this is, when this is created, and what this means as a matter of practicality
  • Minimising common legal and probity risks in procurement

 

TOPIC 3: Problematic contractual clauses and mitigating risk

  • Anticipate potential problems by identifying common but difficult contractual clauses
  • Understand liquidated damages, termination for convenience, indemnities, consequential loss, force majeure, insurance (including doctrine of subrogation) and other common contractual clauses
  • How to manage and otherwise reduce contractual risk through effective negotiation and drafting
  • Error avoidance through understanding the ‘ins and outs’ of common termination provisions
  • Analyse when contract clauses are not valid or not enforceable

 

TOPIC 4: Dispute resolution and resolving contractual breaches

  • Understand the remedies available and the different methods of dispute resolution when things go wrong
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - how to avoid going to court and costly litigation
Exercise: Participants will partake in an interactive exercise to simulate a real-life mediation, highlighting concepts such as the real cost of litigation, the impact on business relationships and the role that alternative dispute resolution can have.

Key Benefits of Attending

  • Understand the basics of contract law, including contract formation and enforceability
  • Appreciate how to identify and overcome common problematic clauses before entering into a contract
  • Recognise how to discern risky clauses in a contract and how to manage them
  • Efficiently draft contract terms that reflect your company’s interests
  • Effectively identify and resolve contractual breaches
  • Comprehend legal risks when responding or issuing a tender
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
  • Contracts
  • Procurement
  • Purchasing
  • Commercial issues
  • Assets
  • Projects
  • Programs
  • Business development
  • Office supply and coordination

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Your Keynote Speakers

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Tennis Commentator & Former World #4 Tennis Champion

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Tennis Commentator & Former World #4 Tennis Champion

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Leadership potential is within everyone, let us unlock the leader in you.

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Tennis Commentator & Former World #4 Tennis Champion

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Tennis Commentator & Former World #4 Tennis Champion

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Tennis Commentator & Former World #4 Tennis Champion

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Tennis Commentator & Former World #4 Tennis Champion

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Tennis Commentator & Former World #4 Tennis Champion

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Tennis Commentator & Former World #4 Tennis Champion

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Tennis Commentator & Former World #4 Tennis Champion

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Tennis Commentator & Former World #4 Tennis Champion

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F-magazine

F-magazine celebrates Australian female success across ages, industries, and lifestyles.

Launched on International Women’s Day 2018, the online magazine – www.f-magazine.online – is supported by a weekly e-newsletter, emailed to 26,000 plus readers each Monday. F-magazine is published by Queensland Magazines, which has three print plus online publications, INDULGE eat. live. play, The West End Magazine, HIGHLIFE Downs Living and The Prestige Property Magazine online.

MEDIA PARTNER

F-magazine

F-magazine celebrates Australian female success across ages, industries, and lifestyles.

Launched on International Women’s Day 2018, the online magazine – www.f-magazine.online – is supported by a weekly e-newsletter, emailed to 26,000 plus readers each Monday. F-magazine is published by Queensland Magazines, which has three print plus online publications, INDULGE eat. live. play, The West End Magazine, HIGHLIFE Downs Living and The Prestige Property Magazine online.

MEDIA PARTNER

F-magazine

F-magazine celebrates Australian female success across ages, industries, and lifestyles.

Launched on International Women’s Day 2018, the online magazine – www.f-magazine.online – is supported by a weekly e-newsletter, emailed to 26,000 plus readers each Monday. F-magazine is published by Queensland Magazines, which has three print plus online publications, INDULGE eat. live. play, The West End Magazine, HIGHLIFE Downs Living and The Prestige Property Magazine online.

MEDIA PARTNER

F-magazine

F-magazine celebrates Australian female success across ages, industries, and lifestyles.

Launched on International Women’s Day 2018, the online magazine – www.f-magazine.online – is supported by a weekly e-newsletter, emailed to 26,000 plus readers each Monday. F-magazine is published by Queensland Magazines, which has three print plus online publications, INDULGE eat. live. play, The West End Magazine, HIGHLIFE Downs Living and The Prestige Property Magazine online.

MEDIA PARTNER

F-magazine

F-magazine celebrates Australian female success across ages, industries, and lifestyles.

Launched on International Women’s Day 2018, the online magazine – www.f-magazine.online – is supported by a weekly e-newsletter, emailed to 26,000 plus readers each Monday. F-magazine is published by Queensland Magazines, which has three print plus online publications, INDULGE eat. live. play, The West End Magazine, HIGHLIFE Downs Living and The Prestige Property Magazine online.

You could say we’re a hit

Leadership potential is within everyone, let us unlock the leader in you.

“I found it very insightful and integral to the work I do in the Public Health sector. It was very interesting to learn the fundamentals of contract law and to better understand concepts I deal with in a day-to-day context.”

Group 1 (1)

“An enormous thank you for today. You’re a great facilitator and I enjoyed the whole day. I appreciate your openness and willingness to take (and answer) questions and your insight into our specific issues was fabulous.”

- Crop Smart

Group 1 (1)

“It was very interesting and extremely relevant for my current priorities. I’m in the process of completing a Request for Tender and drafting a contract for the Agency.”

- Services Australia

Group 1 (1)

“I found your course very useful and am able to apply those techniques in my role”

- Melbourne Water

Group 1 (1)

“Thank you for an enjoyable class on Wednesday, you done well to make the day interactive and engaging. I enjoyed it and learnt a lot.”

- Wiley

Group 1 (1)

“Thanks for making the course enjoyable and easy to understand in layman's terms, it helped me a lot, so well done!”

- TeleResult

Group 1 (1)

“I came in with no contract experience and left with a solid understanding. The way it was explained, plus the real-life examples, made it easy to follow and really engaging.”

- medenterprises

“I found it very insightful and integral to the work I do in the Public Health sector. It was very interesting to learn the fundamentals of contract law and to better understand concepts I deal with in a day-to-day context.”

Group 1 (1)

“An enormous thank you for today. You’re a great facilitator and I enjoyed the whole day. I appreciate your openness and willingness to take (and answer) questions and your insight into our specific issues was fabulous.”

- Crop Smart

Group 1 (1)

“It was very interesting and extremely relevant for my current priorities. I’m in the process of completing a Request for Tender and drafting a contract for the Agency.”

- Services Australia

Group 1 (1)

“I found your course very useful and am able to apply those techniques in my role”

- Melbourne Water

Group 1 (1)

“Thank you for an enjoyable class on Wednesday, you done well to make the day interactive and engaging. I enjoyed it and learnt a lot.”

- Wiley

Group 1 (1)

“Thanks for making the course enjoyable and easy to understand in layman's terms, it helped me a lot, so well done!”

- TeleResult

Group 1 (1)

“I came in with no contract experience and left with a solid understanding. The way it was explained, plus the real-life examples, made it easy to follow and really engaging.”

- medenterprises

“I found it very insightful and integral to the work I do in the Public Health sector. It was very interesting to learn the fundamentals of contract law and to better understand concepts I deal with in a day-to-day context.”

Group 1 (1)

“An enormous thank you for today. You’re a great facilitator and I enjoyed the whole day. I appreciate your openness and willingness to take (and answer) questions and your insight into our specific issues was fabulous.”

- Crop Smart

Group 1 (1)

“It was very interesting and extremely relevant for my current priorities. I’m in the process of completing a Request for Tender and drafting a contract for the Agency.”

- Services Australia

Group 1 (1)

“I found your course very useful and am able to apply those techniques in my role”

- Melbourne Water

Group 1 (1)

“Thank you for an enjoyable class on Wednesday, you done well to make the day interactive and engaging. I enjoyed it and learnt a lot.”

- Wiley

Group 1 (1)

“Thanks for making the course enjoyable and easy to understand in layman's terms, it helped me a lot, so well done!”

- TeleResult

Group 1 (1)

“I came in with no contract experience and left with a solid understanding. The way it was explained, plus the real-life examples, made it easy to follow and really engaging.”

- medenterprises

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