Course description
This webinar will cover the key legal concepts underpinning contractual arrangements. It will ensure that your paralegals and junior solicitors understand the key elements involved when advising clients on the essentials of contract formation.
Presented by the highly experienced and popular speaker Jackie Sheldon, the topics covered will include what a contract is (including privity of contract), some basic terminology, key elements in a contract (invitation to treat, offer, acceptance, consideration, intention to create legal relations, capacity and certainty of terms), and some common queries (including the meaning of ‘subject to contract’, pre-contractual documentation (e.g. heads of terms) and comfort letters).
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Training Course Content
Introduction
This short webinar will cover the key legal concepts underpinning contractual arrangements. It will ensure that your paralegals and junior solicitors understand the key elements involved when advising clients on the essentials of contract formation.
If you are a paralegal or junior solicitor advising on any form of contractual arrangement, then this webinar is for you.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- What is a contract (including privity of contract)
- Some basic terminology
- Key elements in a contract:
- Invitation to treat
- Offer
- Acceptance
- Consideration
- Intention to Create Legal Relations
- Capacity
- Certainty of terms
- Common queries including:
- ‘Subject to contract’?
- Pre-contractual documentation (e.g. heads of terms?)
- Comfort letters?
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