Programme

Standard clauses

• Title, preamble, heading, number of copies
• Parties: legal representatives and signature
• Assignment clauses
• Meaning of terms and interpretation clauses
• The issue of price
• Obligation to inform
• Divisibility of the contract : partial avoidance ?
• Link between contracts
• List of contractual documents

Exercise : drafting a assignment clause

Clauses relating to non-performance of obligations

• Clauses limiting liability : conditions of claims damages
• Penalty clauses
• Forced performance
• Right to withhold performance
• Right to terminate the contract : claim rescision

Exercise : drafting a valid and enforceable penalty clause

Other clauses

• Change of circumstances
• Confidentiality of information
• Intellectual property and know-how
• Professional common standard
• Linguistic discrepancies
• Performance by a third person
• Non competition clauses

Clauses relating to termination clauses

Exercise: drafting termination clauses

Clauses relating to dispute resolution

• Arbitration
• Recognition and enforcement of court decisions and awards in France

Exercise: drafting a dispute resolution clause

Final exercise : drafting main clauses of a contract

Lieu

La Formation aura lieu à Paris, du 22 au 23 avril 2013 (de 9 heures à 18 heures).