Commercial Contract Workshop
Location & Date
Location:
Online, Zoom
Date: 28th August 2025
Time: 09:30 - 12:00
Training Details
Live Online:
Join this CPD training online at the specified time
CPD Hours: 2.5
Register & Details
Book by Monday 28 Aug to save 20% with our Early Bird rate
2.5 hours verifiable CPD
Join us in August for a practical session on Commercial Contracts.
This focused webinar offers Scottish solicitors a comprehensive and practical exploration of key aspects of commercial contracting, with a particular emphasis on drafting, negotiation, and enforceability. Participants will gain insight into the core principles and techniques required to draft clear, effective, and enforceable agreements.
Attention will be given to enforceability under Scots law, including recent developments in case law, common pitfalls, and best practices to ensure contractual provisions are robust and legally binding.
Learning outcomes:
- Understand key strategies in negotiating commercial contracts.
- Strengthen drafting techniques in line with legal standards
- Identify and address key enforcement issues in Scottish courts
- Apply practical tools to reduce contract disputes and enhance enforceability
Speakers
SESSION 1: Drafting and Negotiation
09:30 Welcome and introduction by Chair
09:35 Effective Negotiation of Commercial Contracts (Title TBC)
- Pre-contractual positioning
- Identifying negotiable and non-negotiable terms
- Commercial awareness: balancing client goals with legal protection
- Techniques and principled negotiation in legal settings
10:15 Essentials in Drafting (Title TBC)
- Components of a well-drafted contract under Scots law
- Interpretation clauses
- Jurisdiction and governing law
- Indemnity clauses
- Avoiding ambiguity and boilerplate pitfalls
- Use of plain English vs legalese
- Integrating negotiation outcomes into the final contract
Speaker
Alastair Dunn
10:45 Comfort break
SESSION 2: Enforcement and Discussion
11:00 Enforcement of Commercial Contracts (Title TBC)
- Formation and enforceability: key legal requirements
- Breach of commercial contract associated and damages
- Practical considerations - proving breach and mitigating losses
- Enforcement of cross-border contracts in Scots courts
11:30 Questions and discussion with all speakers
12:00 Close of workshop
Prices (prices exclude VAT)
Member:
(£109.20) £87.36
New member:
(£92.82) £74.26
Non-member:
(£125.58) £100.46
Unemployed member:
free
Book by 28th July 2025 to save 20% with our Early Bird rate