AIFC CERTIFICATE IN CONTRACT WORKSHOP

Expected starting date: September 2022

AIFC Academy of Law proudly presents "AIFC Certificate in English Legal System". This course is designed for lawyers, advocates, in-house lawyers and other professionals whose work involve exposure to common law systems and jurisdictions. 

CONTENT OF THE PROGRAMME:

Lecture 1: Contract Negotiation

Contract Negotiation is about 'Getting to "Yes"', but what does that really mean? Where it begins will vary with the type of contract. In a contract for the sale/ lease of goods, the seller will have goods to sell/ lease. A contract to license may be a joint venture in search of innovation. Although those are very different types of contract, they start from a common point: 'know yourself', i.e. know what you have and know what you want. In other words, contract negotiation starts with your team.

Lecture 2: Contract Drafting

Contract Drafting means making sure the contract does what you want it to do. Is that 'you' singular or plural? "You-singular" means getting as much as you possibly can for your side; that tends to a one-sided contract. "You[1]plural" focuses on achieving an optimal outcome for all parties.

Lecture 3: Contract Management

Not everything will run smoothly all of the time. There are bound to be change instructions and variations, delays and disruption. Who is responsible for variations, delays, disruption and acceleration costs? Who pays? No system or arrangement can prevent such problems but early recognition of an emerging problem may enable the parties to deal with it much more quickly, easily and effectively than if the problem is allowed to fester. What tools are at a lawyer’s disposal?

Lecture 4: Dispute Resolution

When will contract dispute resolution have been covered earlier? Can a party beheld to an agreement to negotiate before any other dispute resolution step is taken? How should parties approach mediation? How should a party prepare themselves for arbitration/litigation? To the extent that time permits, the final session will also look at “Law 4.0”; We will look at he inter-relationship between blockchains and smart contracts.

To participate in the Programme:

• ✅ Fill out the Registration form by clicking “Register here”

• ✅Upon completing Regstration Form, you can proceed to payment by clicking "Proceed to Payment". You will be redirected to the website of the University of the Future where you can make online payment for the selected certificate programme.

Complete the entire programme to earn “AIFC Certificate in Common Law” or any combination of the certificates.