Drafting Commercial Contracts

For In-house Courses please provide sample ‘own’ contracts for discussion’

This workshop deals with the following topics: 

Module 1

• Format and structure of a contract 
• Precontractual Documents 
• Formalities
• Contract drafting techniques 
  • Discursive 
  • Template
• Basic issues and clauses affecting all contracts
  • Formalities
  • Time – commencement, completion, changes
  • Quality – specifications, service levels, scope changes
  • Pricing
  • Communication, notices and breaches
  • Risk, insurance, contract administration, evidence and closeout 
• Interpretation of contracts 

Section II: Contract of Sale 

• Drafting a sales contract 
• Applicable Legislation 
• Companies Act 
• Insolvency Act 
• Labour Relations Act 
• National Credit Act
• Consumer Protection Act
• Examples of sale contracts. 

Section III: Contract of Letting and Hiring of property and work 

Drafting a lease contract 

• Objectives
• Residential leases 
• Legislation
• Common Law 
• Statutory requirements to be introduced into residential leases 
• Examples of leases of properties 

Drafting a contract of letting and hiring of work 

• Consultancy contract 
• Development of software by a supplier