Sous-titre

Anglais des contrats - rédaction et négociation

Niveau

Perfectionnement

Objectif 1

Achieve precision: master key notions and specific vocabularyforming enforceable contracts: understanding common law notions pertaining to contract validity and the differences with french lawunderstanding the impact of privity of contracts, how it compares with the french notion of "effet relatif des contrats" and how it should impact contract drafting in englishremedies : understanding damages (liquidated, consequential, expectation, general, reliance, restitution and punitive damages) in order to control the risks and consequences of a breachincrease effectiveness: understand the structure and content of standard commercial contractsoverview of the structure of standard commercial contractsstudy of standard contract clauses (e.g., consideration, representations and warranties, exclusion/limitation of liability, liquidated damages, confidentiality, and termination)draft contracts with efficiency and clarity of meaningincorporating instructions and references to precedents and legislationspecific contract-drafting techniques (e.g., use of active voice, expressing obligation, and conciseness)practice : drafting different provisions of a commercial contractlead successful contract negotiations in englishoral communication techniques (e.g., giving proper emphasis, using repetition, paraphrasing, making conditional offers, and speaking persuasively)understanding the different negotiation styles and how they differ from the french stylepracticing specific negotiation techniques (e.g., knowing and expressing your objectives, negotiating expressions, information gathering, bargaining and compromising efficiently)practice : negotiating a commercial contract

Objectif 2

Understand key contract notions and avoid confusion with similar french termsincrease legal vocabulary to draft clearlyacquire new oral communication skills: learn and practice negotiating in english