Commercial Contracts: legal principles and drafting techniques

When you sit down to draft a contract today you have to think of so many issues.

One example is that more cases are now being argued with reference to the Human Rights Act: how might your contract be interpreted in the light of it and what are the dangers of infringing it?

The distinction between exclusions of liability and limits of liability can also cause problems. As can the difference between best endeavours and reasonable endeavors. These and many other vital questions are all covered in this expert briefing.

This briefing takes into account all the latest legislation and case law and highlights best practice drafting techniques. You will also find crystal-clear explanations and guidelines to a host of case studies illustrating the law and its application.

Who should buy this Briefing?

• In house lawyers
• Solicitors in private practice
• Contracts managers
• Commercial directors and managers

The benefits of this Briefing

This briefing will help you:

• Understand the pitfalls and pluses to using an effective structure and format of a typical commercial contract
• Get-to-grips with all the typical clauses and how to most effectively use them
• Master practical drafting techniques for writing clear, unambiguous and understandable commercial contracts

Rachel Burnett runs her own IT legal services firm, which specialises in all IT-related agreements: IT services, products and systems, data and information provision, e-commerce, copyright licensing and assignment. Before her legal career, Rachel was an IT professional in system development and project management. Rachel is an associate lecturer and regional manager with the Open University, and is an experienced presenter both in the UK and abroad, delivering courses which focus on the practical application in business law, intellectual property and information technology.

This course qualifies for the following CPD programmes:

• CPD certificate of attendance: 3.00 hours