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Advanced Contracting and Risk Allocation

Whether working in-house or in private practice, lawyers involved in contractual negotiations operate at the verge of commerce, law and strategy. A lawyer’s ability to allocate and limit contractual risk is one of the most important and commercially sensitive skills in practice. When done well, it creates confidence and trust – with the client, with the parties to the negotiation, and with your own firm or organisation. When done poorly, it can generate friction and ambiguity, diminishing the client’s trust and risking litigation.

This online course will help you to go beyond basic clause-spotting and grasp how risk is to be structured, priced and communicated, ensuring the best possible service is provided for clients and your legal compliance obligations are met.

Through easy-to-understand chapters, this course will use recent English case law, interactive examples, and reflection exercises to help you hone the skills necessary to navigate complex negotiations and draft durable contracts.

If you’re looking to build on your knowledge, then enrol now!

You might also be interested in our other commercial and contract law courses.

What this will cover

This course will cover:

  • why liability allocation matters
  • liabilities, indemnities and warranties
  • negotiating risk and commercial trade-offs
  • high-stakes negotiations
  • how to turn negotiations into enforceable contracts
Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • explain how commercial contracts allocate and limit risk through liability, indemnity and warranty mechanisms
  • interpret and draft limitation clauses that are proportionate, enforceable and clear
  • prioritise and negotiate key risks using structured frameworks and commercial reasoning
  • apply recent English case law to day-to-day drafting and negotiation practice
  • exercise sound judgement under commercial pressure and record decisions on risk transparently
How you will learn

Course format

This online course consists of the following elements:

  • an interactive course presentation, with a variety of knowledge checks spaced throughout to test understanding of the material as the learner progresses
  • an end-of-course assessment consisting of 10 questions

Our courses conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. However, some members may require an alternative version for accessibility purposes. This is available upon request via our contact us form.

Assessment

In order to pass the assessment, you must achieve a pass mark of 70%.

The knowledge checks included in the course presentation are intended to aid your understanding of the content and offer the opportunity to apply your knowledge. They do not form part of the assessment.

No. of items Discount
11 – 19 15%
20 – 29 20%
30 – 39 25%
40 + 30%
£115.76 ex VAT
Type of training
CPD
Format
Online course
Level
Advanced
Who is this for?
Solicitors
Course length
75 minutes
Assessment type
MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).
SRA Competence
A2
B4
B6
C1

The experts

Natalie Salunke

Expert
Facilitator

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