صياغة العقود القانونية بالإنجليزية - المستوى 101 (Legal Contracts Level 101)

Purpose: 

This program aims to provide participants with fundamental knowledge of legal contracts, making it ideal for beginners, practitioners, or those seeking to enhance their understanding of key principles in drafting contracts in English.

Target Audience: Aspiring legal professionals, law students, business managers, engineers, project managers, procurement managers, and anyone interested in contract drafting

 Course Objectives

Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental concepts of contracts.

Learning the essential elements of forming a legally binding contract.

Understanding the consequences of contract breaches and how to address them.

Developing practical skills in drafting and reviewing contracts.

Preparing a new generation of professional contract drafters.

KEY TOPICS COVERED

1. Introduction to Contracts
 

• What is a Contract? Understand the definition and
  significance of contracts in both legal and business
  environments. Explore the role contracts play in
  ensuring that parties adhere to agreed-upon terms
  and the legal framework that governs these
  agreements.
   
• Historical Context and Evolution: Learn about the
  evolution of contract law from its origins to its
  modern-day applications. Understand how
  historical precedents have shaped current legal
• practices in contract law

2. Essential Elements of a Valid Contract
 

• Offer and Acceptance: Discover the importance of
  a clear and definite offer and the necessity of
  acceptance that mirrors the offer. Analyze different
  scenarios where offer and acceptance may be
  disputed, and understand how courts determine the
  existence of a contract.
   
• Consideration: Explore the concept of
  consideration as the value exchanged between
  parties in a contract. Delve into what constitutes
  valid consideration and what happens when it is
  deemed insufficient or nonexistent.
   
• Capacity to Contract: Learn about the legal
  requirements for parties entering into a contract,
  including age, mental capacity, and authority.
  Understand the implications of contracts entered
  into by parties lacking the capacity to do so.
   
• Legality of Purpose: Understand the necessity for
  the contract’s purpose to be legal and how
  contracts formed for illegal purposes are treated by
  the courts.

3. Types of Contracts
 

• Unilateral vs. Bilateral Contracts: Compare and
  contrast unilateral contracts, where only one party
  makes a promise, with bilateral contracts, where
  mutual promises are exchanged. Examine examples
  of each type and their practical applications.
   
• Express and Implied Contracts: Distinguish
  between express contracts, where terms are
  explicitly stated, and implied contracts, formed
  through the conduct of the parties. Learn how
  implied contracts are recognized and enforced.
   
• Executory and Executed Contracts: Learn about the
  difference between executory contracts, where
  some obligations are yet to be performed, and
  executed contracts, where all terms have been
  fulfilled.

4. Contractual Obligations and Performance
 

• Conditions, Warranties, and Representations:
  Understand the different levels of promises made in
  contracts, including conditions (fundamental to the
  contract), warranties (secondary promises), and
  representations (statements of fact). Learn how
  breaches of these elements affect the contract.
   
• Performance Standards: Explore the standards
  required for contract performance, including
  complete, substantial, and partial performance.
  Understand what happens when performance
  standards are not met.
   
• Breach of Contract: Identify what constitutes a
  breach of contract and the various types of
  breaches, including minor (partial) breaches and
  material breaches. Examine case studies on how
  breaches are addressed legally.