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Book now: corporate law training in Dubai October 2012
Registration is now open for the Law Society's Gulf lawyers training programme in Dubai. The three courses over two days cover the international aspects of corporate transactions, contract law in practice, and corporate drafting.
International aspects of corporate transactions
Wednesday 31 October 2012, 09:30 – 13:30
3.5 hours CPD Register here
This course provides corporate lawyers with an introduction to the various international issues arising out of a corporate acquisition with cross-border elements. The objectives of the training course are to enable participants to understand:
- legal and cultural obstacles to overcome when dealing with local counsel;
- scope and different cultural attitudes to due diligence;
- key areas that need to be considered when drafting a share purchase or an asset purchase agreement;
- regulatory issues;
- issues of a split exchange and completion, execution formalities, money transfers, opinions, notaries, and multiple venues.
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Contract law in practice
Wednesday 31 October 2012, 13:45 – 17:30
3.5 hours CPD Register here
Contracts are the foundation of all transaction work, but how rusty is your basic contract law? This interactive training course revisits the principles of contract law and sets them in a practical context. The objectives of the training course are to enable participants to:
- Refresh their understanding of the basic principles of formation and discharge of contracts;
- Understand the rules on privity of contract, ways to circumvent problems of privity including the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999;
- Appreciate the different types of contract terms and the remedies available for breach of contract;
- Understand the law of misrepresentation and the remedies available.
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Corporate drafting
Thursday 1 November 09:30 – 17:00
6 hours CPD Register here
This course looks at drafting issues in the context of a corporate transaction taking into account recent case law and market practice. Sometimes it can be too easy to rely on a precedent as being correct and there may be a temptation not to read certain provisions carefully. Delegates will be reminded that precedents must be used critically and always with the thought in mind that the ultimate reader of their drafting may be a Court. The objectives of the training course are to enable participants to:
- develop confidence in drafting skills in the context of a corporate transaction;
- improve awareness of market practice in the context of drafting and amending corporate documents;
- understanding the drafting process in terms of creation of the first draft through to final execution;
- consider possible drafting pitfalls in the light of case law.
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All courses will run at the Centre of Excellence at the Dubai International Financial Centre.
The programme, now in its fifth year, is delivered in partnership with one of the UK's leading legal training institutes, the College of Law with input from local corporate legal expertise.
About the programme
The Law Society's gulf professional training programme provides quality CPD accredited courses in collaboration with the College of Law. All courses are interactive and aimed at lawyers with up to five years PQE; those new to an area of law; or those simply wishing to refresh their knowledge.
Training is open to lawyers qualified in any jurisdiction. Courses are delivered in central locations throughout the Gulf and, subject to demand, bespoke courses can be delivered throughout the region. All courses have been selected in consultation with our members working in the region to provide relevant skills and knowledge.
About the trainer
Chris Beanland qualified in 1992 with Eversheds where he continued to practices in the Insolvency Department for a number of years. Chris lectures extensively to law firms, industry and government departments on company, commercial and insolvency issues.
'Our lawyers have found it invaluable to be able to receive international quality legal training in the Middle East region. An excellent range of topics is dealt with on courses which are professionally delivered and are greatly assisting the development of a significant number of lawyers that we have based in the region.' Nick White, managing partner, Trowers & Hamlins, Dubai
For all enquiries please contact gulftraining@lawsociety.org.uk.