Certificate in Business and Commercial Law (CBCL)

Why Attend

This course is designed for professionals with little or no prior legal background but who are required to make organizational decisions involving legal matters. It will provide participants with the fundamental principles of commercial law, including commercial contracts and negotiation, sale of goods, intellectual property rights and employee relations. It also covers all the legal aspects of setting up a business, running a business and closing a business.

Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of international commercial law with emphasis on the common law system. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and analyze key legal issues regarding contracts and the business as a whole which they are likely to encounter within their organization.

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

In this interactive training course participants will frequently work in pairs as well as in larger groups to complete exercises as well as regional and international case studies.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Apply legal rules and principles to speciﬁc commercial situations through consideration of relevant case law
Negotiate commercial contracts complying with commercial and legal requirements
Increase proﬁtability within their organization by selecting appropriate methods of distribution of goods
Recognize and analyze how intellectual property rights aﬀect their organization
Evaluate and modify organizational employment practices complying with labor law requirements

Target Audience

This course is suitable for those with little or no formal training in commercial law yet would be required to understand the fundamentals of commercial law as it may directly impact their work. It will particularly beneﬁt directors and executives who have direct responsibility for legal decisions within the organization. In-house council new to the region, and those working within a legal department, will also ﬁnd this course highly beneﬁcial.

Target Competencies

Drafting Contracts
Contract Negotiation
Understanding Commercial Terms
Understanding Employment Law
Implementing Organizational Employment Practices
Understanding Intellectual Property
Understanding corporate restructuring
Understanding the effect of breach of commercial contract terms