ABC of Contract Law - An Introduction for Legal Professionals

Introduction

If you are a paralegal, trainee, apprentice or new to negotiating business contracts, then this webinar is for you.

This session is designed for those new to this area of practice - to clarify the language of contracts and prevent clients from inadvertently being bound by a contract they did not intend to enter.

It will provide an insight into the basics of business contract law and ensure you understand the key legal concepts underpinning contractual arrangements - including the elements required to form a binding contract - as well as the role of key clauses in commercial contracts.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Overview
• What is a contract
• Privity of contract including relevance for business
• Contract formation
• Key elements in forming a contract (including practical points throughout):
• Invitation to treat
• Offer (including battle of the forms and termination of offers)
• Acceptance
• Consideration
• Intention to Create Legal Relations
• Capacity
• Certainty of terms
• Pre contractual documentation
• Conditions precedent
• Comfort letters
• “Subject to contract”?
• Key clauses in a commercial contract
• Price
• Warranties
• Indemnities
• Exclusion and limitation
• Term
• Termination
• Plus an explanation of common boilerplate clauses (such as notice, entire agreement, force majeure, assignment, Contracts (Rights of Third Parties), variation, waiver, jurisdiction and applicable law)

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 27th January 2026

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