Legal Aspects of Purchasing
Course Overview
The Nature of Law : Civil & Criminal Law, The Law of Contract, Post Brexit Legal Arrangements.
The Law of Contract : Formation, Terms of Purchase v Terms of Sale.
Discharge of Contract : Getting Performance, Creating 'Absolute Obligations', Breach, Force Majeure.
Remedies for Breach of Contract : Penalties, Liquidated and Unliquidated Damages.
Sale of Goods & Services Legislation : Strict Liability of Implied Terms, Implications when buying Services.
Contract Terms : Express & Implied Terms, Exemption and Limit of Liabilty terms.
International Legal Implications : Enforcing Terms across International Boundaries, Conventions and Uniform Law - How they affect you.
Practical Implications : Getting your terms agreed.
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A one day course
Intended for all levels of purchasing personnel with responsibility for contracting and placing purchase orders with suppliers, sub-contractors and service providers. The course will also benefit those involved in the procurement process such as engineering, technical, marketing and manufacturing personnel.
Outcomes
This course provides delegates with a sound working knowledge of the law relating to purchasing. The course is designed to show the application of the law to practical situations regularly met by organisations purchasing goods and services. Practical advice and examples are provided on how to set up more robust contracts and manage the process of contract formation.
Post Brexit legal arrangements are reviewed and sale of goods legislation is covered in detail with an emphasis on how the buyer can ensure that their statutory protection is not diluted by the seller’s Terms of Sale.
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