This is an advanced-level course and a moderate-level experience with contracts (or prior completion of the regular Contract Drafting For Non-Lawyers course) is strongly encouraged
Advanced Contract Drafting For Non-Lawyers
Course offers group editing of your draft contracts providing you customised training to suit your specific interests
5 – 8 May 2013 The Address Hotel, Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE 15 – 18 December 2013 Venue TBC, Dubai, UAE
Attend This Practical Course And You Will: • Improve your understanding of the contracts you encounter in your workplace • Improve your ability to review and edit contracts • Achieve the confidence to negotiate and prepare effective contracts • Avoid common errors and improve the overall quality of your contract documents
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Advanced Contract Drafting For Non-Lawyers 5 – 8 May 2013 • The Address Hotel, Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE 15 – 18 December 2013 • Venue TBC, Dubai, UAE Course Introduction
Course Requirements And Pre-Requisites
Employees and managers are often responsible for preparing,
To ensure the relevance of the course material subject matter,
reviewing or negotiating contracts during the course of their work.
each delegate will be asked to provide one or two draft contracts
Contracts have legal implications and the specific wording of a
(approximate length 10-15 pages but longer lengths might be
particular contract provision can be critical when analysing the rights
accepted) suitable for collective review and in-class discussion.
and responsibilities of the contract parties – especially if a dispute arises.
The following criteria and guidelines apply:
Delegates on Advanced Contract Drafting For Non-Lawyers will
• Draft contracts must be provided to the trainer at least one week
learn how to review a contract, identify common mistakes and edit
before the first day of the course.
the contract so that the document says what they want it to mean. • All documents must be provided in Microsoft Word format. The course will be an intensive, hands-on course and will be taught in an interactive workshop/seminar format. Delegates should have at least a moderate level of experience working with contracts, or else
• The material will be shared with the class. Neither the trainer nor IIR undertakes any duty to keep the materials or discussions confidential. Do not give us anything you are not
should have previously completed the Contract Drafting for NonLawyers course. Because this course will conduct close-level scrutiny of particular words and phrases, it is essential to have materials relevant to the interest of the individual delegates.
afraid of sharing on a public platform. • Comments provided in class represent educational instruction – not legal advice – and delegates in the class and participation in the group review/discussion exercises does not create an
Important Notes
attorney-client relationship between the trainer and the delegate
Each delegate will be required to provide at least one sample
(or the delegate’s company).
contract from his/her organisation in advance of the session to
Who Should Attend?
be reviewed, evaluated and modified in class by the group. The sample contract must be provided in Microsoft Word format. Documents provided by delegates must NOT contain any sensitive
This informative brand new course is designed for managers who
or confidential information. Specifically, the names of parties
need to negotiate contracts, terms and conditions with customers,
should be deleted, changed or replaced with neutral phrases (for
vendors or suppliers of goods and services, or who frequently
example “XYZ” and “ABC” or “US and “THEM”). All prices and other
enter into management, licensing or joint venture relationships.
confidential/identifying information should also be deleted.
This will include purchasing, sales or marketing managers, and supervisors and staff with moderate experience in contracts,
Delegates will be expected to use their own time after the class to
negotiation or purchasing. It will also be of benefit to those who
review materials distributed by the trainer so that they can come to
have previously taken Contract Drafting for Non-Lawyers and who
class prepared to discuss these materials.
wish to enhance their experience with an advanced-level course.
The course format will entail hands-on group review and comment on the class materials.
Top 5 Learning Objectives 1. Learn how to analyse specific contract wording 2. Understand how to identify weaknesses and ambiguities 3. Make your contracts say what you want them to mean 4. Simplify and organise your wording 5. Recognise common mistakes and learn how to avoid them
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Course Timings: Registration will be at 08:00 on Day One. The course will commence at 08:30 and conclude at 14:30.There will be refreshment breaks at approximately 10:30 and 12:30 and lunch will be served at the end of each day’s session.
Course Outline
Meet Your Expert Course Director Day One
Herbert S. Wolfson is the Managing Partner of Emirates Law Network, an American law firm focusing on the United Arab
• Review of topics covered in the introductory contract topics
Emirates and neighbouring countries. He began his career as a -
Defined terms and definitions Term and termination clauses Representations and warranties Warranties against defects Confidentiality clauses Indemnification clauses Limitation of liability clauses Choice of law and forum clauses Language and translation issues
securities lawyer in Washington in 1990 and went on to practice in Riyadh, New York, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Philadelphia. He has more than 20 years of experience working in the Middle East. He serves as lead counsel for multinational corporate clients in transactions in the UAE and neighbouring countries. He has provided expert testimony in US courts on commercial disputes governed under the UAE, Saudi Arabian and Egyptian legal systems.
• Introduction to review and drafting techniques • In-class group analysis and critique of Sample Set 1 (sample contract clauses covering a variety of topics that will be provided by the trainer)
Herb Wolfson’s publications include a detailed analysis (accompanied by his own English translation) of UAE Federal Law No. 4 of 2000, which established the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority. He has a degree in law Magna cum
• Trainer will distribute two (2) draft contracts – draft contract #1 and draft contract #2 (approximate length 10-15 pages each) to the delegates for review on their own time to prepare for in-class group discussion on Day Two
Laude, as well as an undergraduate degree and a master’s degree in Arabic, all from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2003, Herb was the lead drafter for a new contract law for the Government of Afghanistan.
Day Two • • • • •
Questions and answers from Day One Recap of analysis of Sample Set 1 In-class review of Draft Contract #1 In-class review of Draft Contract #2 Trainer will distribute Draft Contract #3 and Draft Contract #4 (approximate length 10-15 pages each) to the delegates for review on their own time to prepare for in-class group discussion on Day Three
Day Three • • • • •
Questions and answers from Day Two Recap of analysis of Draft Contracts #1 and #2 In-class review of Draft Contract #3 In-class review of Draft Contract #4 Trainer will distribute Draft Contract #5 and Draft Contract #6 (approximate length 10-15 pages each) to the delegates for review on their own time to prepare for in-class group discussion on Day Four
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Day Four • • • •
Questions and answers from Day Three Recap of analysis of draft contracts #3 and #4 In-class review of draft contract #5 In-class review of draft contract #6
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