ABC of Contract Law for Non-Lawyers

Introduction

If you are a sales representative, contract manager or are new to advising or negotiating business contracts, then this webinar is for you.

You do not need any legal training for this webinar - it is designed to clarify the language of contracts and prevent you from inadvertently being bound by a contract you did not intend to enter.

It will provide an insight into the basics of business contract law. It will ensure you understand the key legal concepts underpinning contractual arrangements (including the elements involved in how to form a binding contract) together with understanding 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 Wednesday 28th January 2026

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