Principles of Commercial and Business Law

In this interactive training course participants will frequently work in pairs as well as in larger groups to complete exercises as well as regional and international case studies.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Apply legal rules and principles to specific commercial situations through consideration of relevant case law
• Negotiate commercial contracts complying with commercial and legal requirements
• Increase profitability within their organization by selecting appropriate methods of distribution of goods
• Recognize and analyze how intellectual property rights affect their organization
• Evaluate and modify organizational employment practices complying with labor law requirements

This course is suitable for those with little or no formal training in commercial law yet would be required to understand the fundamentals of commercial law as it may directly impact their work. It will particularly benefit directors and executives who have direct responsibility for legal decisions within the organization. In-house counsel new to the region, and those working within a legal department, will also find this course highly beneficial.

• Drafting Contracts
• Contract Negotiation
• Understanding Commercial Terms
• Understanding Employment Law
• Implementing Organizational Employment Practices
• Understanding Intellectual Property
• Understanding corporate restructuring
• Understanding the effect of breach of commercial contract terms