The British Academy for Training and Development offers a course on Legal Contracts and Decision-Making Preparation for those who wish to acquire significant skills in managing and drafting contracts in a legally appropriate manner, as well as gaining expertise in preparing and drafting legal decisions.

Legal contracts and decisions form the foundation of the legal system in commercial, administrative, and financial relationships. Whether contracts are between individuals, companies, or between individuals and government entities, drafting legal contracts and decisions requires a deep understanding of both local and international laws, as well as the ability to clearly define the rights and obligations of all parties. This course contributes to developing participants' skills in preparing and drafting legal contracts and decisions in alignment with legal regulations, thus reducing legal disputes and resolving issues in a legally sound manner.

Target Audience

• Company and institution managers.
• Employees responsible for legal departments in commercial and industrial companies.
• Legal department managers and legal affairs managers in various companies and institutions.
• Business owners who wish to develop their legal skills.
• Professionals working in the field of legal management.
• Law students and graduates from various universities.
• Trainee lawyers.

Program Objectives

By the end of the training program, participants will:

• Understand the concept of legal contracts: Learn the nature of contracts and the basics of drafting them.
• Develop legal drafting skills: Learn how to draft contract and decision terms clearly and accurately.
• Train participants to analyze contract and decision clauses: Understand the relationship between the parties involved and how to draft clauses that reflect this relationship effectively.
• Learn about the different types of legal contracts and decisions: Study employment, sales, lease, corporate contracts, as well as administrative and judicial decisions.
• Teach participants how to protect the legal rights of the parties: Learn how to draft clauses that ensure the protection of the parties and clarify their responsibilities and rights.
• Handle legal amendments and cancellations: Understand how to amend or cancel contracts and decisions in case of changes in circumstances.
• Provide strategies for legal dispute resolution: Learn about mechanisms that can be used to resolve disputes arising from contracts and decisions, such as arbitration and mediation.

• Introduction to Legal Contracts:

  • Definition of a contract: The concept of a contract and the importance of defining the rights and duties between the parties.
  • Basic characteristics of a contract: Consent, capacity, lawful subject, and lawful cause.
  • Elements of a contract: Offer, acceptance, and agreement.

  Fundamentals of Drafting Legal Contracts:

  • Identifying the parties involved.
  • Writing terms and conditions: Defining rights and obligations.
  • Determining the obligations of the parties and penalty clauses.
  • Termination and rescission clauses in contracts.

  Types of Legal Contracts:

  • Sale and purchase contracts.
  • Lease and loan contracts.
  • Employment and labor contracts.
  • Corporate and commercial collaboration contracts.
  • Service and consultancy contracts.

  Steps in Drafting Legal Contracts:

  • Analyzing the needs of the parties: Understanding the purpose of the contract and the specific requirements of each party.
  • Legal research: How to research laws and regulations related to the contract.
  • Drafting the terms: How to draft legal terms clearly and accurately.
  • Legal terminology: Familiarizing with accurate legal terms and their interpretation.
  • Amendments and revisions: How to introduce amendments to the contract according to changing circumstances or requirements.

  Legal Protection of Contracts:

  • Laws protecting rights: Understanding the laws that protect the rights of the parties signing the contract.
  • Enforcement mechanism: How to enforce the contract in the event of a dispute.
  • Arbitration and mediation: Methods of dispute resolution outside the courts.
  • Damages and penalties: Clauses regarding penalties or compensations in case of non-fulfillment.

  Drafting Legal Decisions:

  • Difference between a contract and a decision: Clarifying the distinction between administrative or judicial decisions and contracts.
  • Importance of a legal decision: Analyzing how to draft decisions that comply with laws and ensure justice.
  • Drafting an administrative or judicial decision: How to write decisions legally in accordance with official procedures.
  • Transparency and legal review: Ensuring the clarity of the decision and its legal reviewability.

  Handling Amendments and Cancellations:

  • How to amend a contract: How to amend the terms of a contract or renegotiate the conditions after it has been signed.
  • Contract cancellation: Legal conditions for canceling contracts and the consequences of doing so.
  • Canceling decisions: Legal procedures for canceling or amending decisions.