The Mediation and Arbitration Center (Mauritius) Ltd in collaboration with the MCCI Business School is launching its first workshop on Drafting and Negotiating International Commercial Contracts as part of its 2021-2022 Training Series.
The course is designed to guide participants in finding missing clauses and mistakes in different templates, drafting contracts, reviewing and negotiating contracts.
Courses will be conducted online by Mr. Bhumesh Verma, Advocate and Managing Partner of Corp Comm Legal and author of the “Practical Guide to Drafting Commercial Contracts”.
All courses are refundable by the HRDC. A certificate of attendance will be awarded to the participants.
The Focus Areas of the course:
The practical and interactive sessions will, inter alia, emphasise upon:
- What are the ailments associated with contract drafting and negotiations?
- What does a client / your employer expect from you as a draftsman?
- How do you protect your client/employer’s interest?
- How should you work with templates and decide what to add, edit or delete?
- What strategy should you adopt for drafting / negotiating drafts?
- How to draft 50 plus different critical clauses in agreements?
- Special focus on Dispute Resolution, Force Majeure, foreign exchange laws, privacy issues, due diligence, ethical standards.
- What key and distinct factors should be kept in mind for international contracts?
- Different Negotiation strategies – pros and cons of each approach
- Major Do’s and don’ts
Exercises will include:
- Finding missing clauses/mistakes in different templates
- Drafting contracts
- Reviewing Contracts
- Negotiating Contracts (team-wise)
Day 1
- Introduction to the subject/resource person
- What is good drafting?
- Why is good drafting needed?
- What should a good contract do?
- If, how, and when to use precedents/templates and when not to?
- Components of contracts
- Kinds of contracts
- Difference between agreements, MOUs, and contracts
- Discussion about different clauses of a contract
- Exercises on drafting
Day 2
- Discussion about different clauses of a contract (contd.)
- Negotiation of Contracts – what, why, whether, how, etc.
- Exercises on drafting and negotiations
- Why and how you should balance a draft
- How to remember all that you learn in the workshop
- Question – answer session
- Feedback from participants and Resource Person, Evaluation / Assessment
- Concluding remarks
Who should attend: The course is designed for law practitioners (barristers, attorneys, and other law professionals).
Courses Fees: Rs 16,000.00 (HRDC Refundable)
Claimable CPD Points: 6
Venue for the course: Caudan Arts Centre, Port Louis