2 Day Virtual International Commercial Agreements Liabilities, Damages and other Contentious Issues Training Course (Dec 4th - Dec 5th, 2025)

Dublin, Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Liabilities, Damages and other Contentious Issues in International Commercial Agreements Training Course (Dec 4th - Dec 5th, 2025)" training has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The course has been designed to give a practical solution to your drafting challenges. Throughout the course, the expert trainer uses a balanced mix of theory, exercises, discussion and sample clauses to ensure the learning is embedded, so you can meet your commercial objectives.

Now is not the time for weaknesses in your commercial contracts - reduce your exposure to risk and liability in two essential days of training. In today's tough economic environment, risk and liability must be kept to a minimum for businesses to survive. During the negotiation of international commercial agreements, the exact exposure in relation to damages is often not properly identified, anticipated or understood.

Frequently, the contracting parties are:

Unaware of the true nature of the law of damages in the chosen governing law of the contractUnaware of the fundamental differences of approach in the common law and civil law systemsUnaware that their attempts at limiting or excluding their liability may be ineffective

This specialist two-day seminar has been specifically developed to focus exclusively on this subject. The seminar offers a wide-ranging and detailed understanding of the law of damages under English law with comparisons to civil law jurisdictions. Presented by Arun Singh, an international specialist in the field, the seminar will enable participants to effectively draft and negotiate contracts with knowledge and confidence.

Benefits of attending

By attending this course you will:

Learn how to identify potential legal risks and their implicationsExpand your knowledge of pre-contract documents and pre-contractual liabilityGet to grips with confidentiality agreementsUnderstand the differences between warranties, representations, guarantees and indemnitiesExplore exclusions and how to limit damagesExamine the concepts of force majeure and economic hardshipClarify direct damages, indirect damages and consequential lossConsider the limits of choice of law and choice of forum clauses

Certifications:

CPD: 12 hours for your recordsCertificate of completion

Who Should Attend:

This course has been specially designed for:

Lawyers working in business, government and private practiceAll those working in a legal context but not necessarily having law as their underlying professional qualification, including contracts managers, commercial managers and directors

Key Topics Covered:

Day 1

Introduction

Key differences in civil and common lawIdentifying potential legal risksFundamental distinctionsEmerging trendsDrafting approachesIntroduction to comparative exercises

Pre-contract agreements - background and drafting

NDAs, MoUs, letters of intentPre-contractual liabilityGood faithConfidentiality agreements - binding?Templates of pre-contract documentsRedrafting template documents

Warranties, representations, guarantees and indemnities

DifferencesWhich to use and whenRemedies for breachRelationship with the entire agreementIndemnities - examplesThe court approach and contra proferentemTypes of guarantees - performance and on-demand

Exclusions and limitations of liability

Liability for personal injury or deathLiability for late delivery, performance or similarHow to limit the maximum aggregate damagesFundamental breach vs breach of fundamental obligationSpecific examples of limitation of liability clauses from different jurisdictionsExclusions, limitations and maximum liability

Force majeure, frustration and economic hardship

The concepts of force majeure and economic hardshipDoctrine of frustrationChanging circumstances and unforeseen eventsHardship clausesDefining the eventsTypical claimsThe termination periodRe-execution/renegotiatingThe legal effect

Day 2

Direct, indirect damages and consequential loss

Types of damagesDamages for breach of contractBack-to-back contractsPhysical damagesCosts and expensesWasteLoss of profitConsequential losses and expensesLoss of opportunity, expectation and amenityExamples of clauses from common and civil lawDirect, indirect damages and consequential loss

Q&A Interactive Session: Identifying types of damages

Liquidated damages and penalties defined - comparative analysis

Recoverability of liquidated damages and penaltiesRules of interpretation and evidence requirementTypes of contract to which the rules do or do not applyTypes of clauses to which the rules do or do not applyTemplates with comparative clausesNew Supreme Court rule on liquidated and ascertained damages and penalties -Cavendish v Makdessi

Choice of law, jurisdiction and arbitration Part 1 - choice of law and jurisdiction

Legal basisApplicable law in the absence of choiceLimits of choice of lawThe natural place of jurisdictionChoice of forum clausesLimits of choice of forum clausesBrussels and Rome Regulations - post-BrexitDirect applicability and the chosen law rule

Choice of law, jurisdiction and arbitration Part 2 - arbitration and dispute resolution

Choice of arbitration, drafting of an arbitration clause, avoiding pathological clausesAlternative dispute resolution - conciliation, mediation and ADREnforcement: The New York Convention and beyond

Comparative workshop session

Practical workshop where, using a case study as a basis, clauses will be examined that are interpreted differently in different jurisdictions, including:

Force majeureExclusion clausesApproaches to interpretationLimitation of liabilityLiquidated damages and penaltiesDrafting techniques

Speakers:

Arun Singh OBE
International Lawyer & Consultant
Falconbury Ltd

Arun Singh (Prof) OBE, FRSA is an international lawyer and consultant to an international law firm. He was formerly a partner and Head of Commercial Law at KPMG Legal. Arun is cited and ranked in Chambers Guide of the World's Leading Lawyers.

He concentrates on international investment, joint ventures, licensing of technology, research and development, M&A, energy, outsourcing and corporate governance in developed and emerging markets. He also handles international legal risk management matters.

Arun advises a range of international organisations. He is a Visiting Professor in International Business, Leadership and Negotiations at Salford University Business School, Senior Associate at Oxford University's Institute of Legal Practice and teaches international leadership and negotiations at the University of Cambridge. He has facilitated programmes in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the U.S.

He is a recognised corporate educator and a non executive director of 4 international investment companies one of which is listed on the London Stock Exchange chairing the Audit Committee and Investment Committee.

Arun's work for SME's and clients such as BA, BP, CMSLegal, Orange, Diageo, KPMG, Motorola includes working with managers on business skills such as leadership, impact and influence, team dynamics, international management negotiations and conflict resolution. He was appointed an OBE by HM the Queen in January 1999 for services to international trade, investment and intercultural management.

Arun is an editor and contributor to a number of publications, including Thorogood's Special Report on Business and Contract Law, facilitator for company programmes and corporate speaker to conferences.

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