ABOUT THIS COURSE

Benefit from a comprehensive overview of drafting, reviewing and analysing different commercial contracts. The course will focus on the most frequent contracts such as memoranda of understanding, share purchase agreements, shareholders agreements and joint venture agreements. Learners will understand the commercial considerations that drive such contracts and will understand the role, importance and the manner of drafting specific clauses in these agreements such as conditions precedent, indemnification, share transfer restriction clauses and boilerplate clauses.

What you will learn?

• How to draft different contracts such as share purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholders agreements and more
• Learn to draft and effectively negotiate indemnification clauses, representations and warranties clauses and the commercial considerations that drive them
• Get an understanding about boilerplate clauses and specific items like clauses governing jurisdiction and choice of law
• Learn how to draft ancillary agreements such as escrow agreements, license agreements and more
   

What do you need?

• A basic understanding of contract law and company law would be necessary for any learner seeking to take this course
• This course would be generally recommended for senior law students and young legal professionals
• Other than that, a standard Internet/data connection along with a computer/laptop/smartphone/tablet is enough to get you started!

Exam and certification
In addition to unit wise practice exercises, this course offers a Course Completion Test (CCT). To qualify for the CCT, a learner has to complete more than 60% of the course. The CCT is conducted online to provide maximum flexibility to the learner. Based on the results of the CCT, a learner will be given a certificate, which is recognised by the legal industry.

Faculty

Each myLaw Course is designed and created by our in house faculty team in consultation with industry experts, including experienced litigators and corporate lawyers, and accomplished legal academics. myLaw continues to work closely with such experts to ensure that this Course imparts the practical skills and legal knowledge required for this area of law.