Course Objective

• To provide a stimulative learning experience delivered to create interest and so greater learning retention in this two day course.
• To create an understanding in the areas of Commercial and Corporate Law and show how they interrelate.

Course format and timing

• Two day workshop with a knowledgeable and experienced course facilitator
• Course will run 10:30 to 16:30 over two days. 

Course content:

A. Commercial Law can be booked as a single day course HERE

Explain the background and vitality of commercial law in the modern business environment and how it fits with day to day business

Contract Law:

• The formation of a contract: offer and acceptance; consideration; legal intent; capacity.

• The contents of a contract: incorporation of terms; types of terms within a contract; exemption clauses; privity of contract.

• Vitiating factors: duress and undue Influence; misrepresentation; mistake; illegality.

Discharge and remedies:

• Discharge of a contract; remedies/damages

Consumer protection:

• Consumer protection under the law

• Intellectual property: legal concepts of property; copyright; patents; trade marks

B. Corporate Law can be booked as a single day course HERE

Explain the background and vitality of corporate law in the modern business environment and how it fits with day to day business and running a company within the legal boundaries.

• The nature of a company and formation of a company: limited liability partnerships, benefits of trading as a company, partnership or limited liability partnership.

• The Companies Act 2006 and subsequent updates 

• The Corporate Veil

• Classification of companies

• Formation of registered companies and Registrar of Companies

• Winding up of companies

• The management of a company: directors; the company secretary; the auditor; company registers; the annual return; accounts and accounting          records

• Taxation

• Company finance: debentures, funding considerations

• Shareholders and equity: the nature of shares; company meetings; resolutions

• The legal effect of the Articles and Memorandum.

Who is it for?

This is a course those working for companies and for legal support staff  who need a general understanding of the legal principles; it is also a useful entrée for foreign lawyers who are looking to understand the UK system and processes

When?

Check out our schedule for the next date