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| Class/ Online | Online (Zoom) |
| Date | 30 - 31 July 2026 |
| Time | 9.30am to 4.30pm |
| Fee | SGD 990.00 For Member SGD 940.5 |
| Other Date(s) | 1) 28 - 29 Apr 2026 2) 7 - 8 Sep 2026 3) 18 - 19 Nov 2026 |
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Acquire knowledge of boilerplate clauses and empower yourself with standard commercial clauses that protect your interests, enabling you to make informed decisions and negotiate contracts with confidence with our comprehensive training course
This engaging program equips participants with a comprehensive understanding of the main elements of a legally enforceable and binding contract, including implied terms and expressly negotiated express terms that you are procuring. Appreciate the significance of proactive project management in achieving goals, mitigating risks and ensuring timely
delivery.
Understand how liability and risk are apportioned between parties in the contract. A contract is a risk allocation tool e.g. indemnity clause, exclusion clause and representation and warranties.
Learn to draft effective contracts with this hands-on course, covering the strategic placement of commercial terms and conditions, boilerplate provisions, recitals, whereas, parties, schedules and more.
Acquire the skills to analyze, manage and execute contracts with confidence, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and clear understanding of responsibilities among all parties and stakeholders.
Identify potential risk areas, master mitigation techniques and comprehend the fallout of breached obligations including liquidated damages and the doctrine of penalty clauses under contract law.
Practical and engaging, this training will use real-life scenarios, case-studies, exercises, quizzes and examples to empower you with contract management skills, ensuring contracts support your goals. With business contracts, which is the life line of any organization or companies, come business profits. Ignorance of contract law is not a privilege but a
misfortune.
Protect your interests: this interactive course empowers you with contract law knowledge and negotiation skills to craft secure and favorable agreements. Develop expertise through hands-on exercises and real-world case studies, with guidance and feedback from a seasoned trainer.
Participants will work through a case study or scenario to apply the concepts learned throughout the day.
No Legal Background Required: This practical course uses clear, concise simple language for easy understanding for non-legal professionals.
Programme Highlights
• Enhance your understanding of contractual legal obligations and requirements, enabling effective procurement management
• Learn the structure of a legal agreement
• Gain a thorough understanding of the agreed-upon terms, legal commitments, and reciprocal responsibilities
• Recognize the risks of non-compliance: understand the potential outcomes for both parties
Benefit Whom
You will benefit from this course if you are:
• Preparing, amending and negotiating agreements
• Uncertain about contractual legal requirements and their impact on your organization
• Proactive Contract Supervision and Control
• Oversees Contract Completion and Successful Delivery
This engaging program equips participants with a comprehensive understanding of the main elements of a legally enforceable and binding contract, including implied terms and expressly negotiated express terms that you are procuring. Appreciate the significance of proactive project management in achieving goals, mitigating risks and ensuring timely
delivery.
Understand how liability and risk are apportioned between parties in the contract. A contract is a risk allocation tool e.g. indemnity clause, exclusion clause and representation and warranties.
Learn to draft effective contracts with this hands-on course, covering the strategic placement of commercial terms and conditions, boilerplate provisions, recitals, whereas, parties, schedules and more.
Acquire the skills to analyze, manage and execute contracts with confidence, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and clear understanding of responsibilities among all parties and stakeholders.
Identify potential risk areas, master mitigation techniques and comprehend the fallout of breached obligations including liquidated damages and the doctrine of penalty clauses under contract law.
Practical and engaging, this training will use real-life scenarios, case-studies, exercises, quizzes and examples to empower you with contract management skills, ensuring contracts support your goals. With business contracts, which is the life line of any organization or companies, come business profits. Ignorance of contract law is not a privilege but a
misfortune.
Protect your interests: this interactive course empowers you with contract law knowledge and negotiation skills to craft secure and favorable agreements. Develop expertise through hands-on exercises and real-world case studies, with guidance and feedback from a seasoned trainer.
Participants will work through a case study or scenario to apply the concepts learned throughout the day.
No Legal Background Required: This practical course uses clear, concise simple language for easy understanding for non-legal professionals.
Programme Highlights
• Enhance your understanding of contractual legal obligations and requirements, enabling effective procurement management
• Learn the structure of a legal agreement
• Gain a thorough understanding of the agreed-upon terms, legal commitments, and reciprocal responsibilities
• Recognize the risks of non-compliance: understand the potential outcomes for both parties
Benefit Whom
You will benefit from this course if you are:
• Preparing, amending and negotiating agreements
• Uncertain about contractual legal requirements and their impact on your organization
• Proactive Contract Supervision and Control
• Oversees Contract Completion and Successful Delivery
Outline
1. Foundations of Contract Law (Understand Procurement Agreements)
- Overview of contract law principles
- Types of Procurement Agreements (e.g. Purchase Orders, Master agreements)
- Essential Legalities in Procurement Contracts
- Forming a Valid and Binding Contract
• Offer & Acceptance
• Invitation to Treat (Tenders, Bidding, Request for Proposal etc.)
- E-contracting & E-signatures
- Key clauses in procurement agreements (e.g. Scope of work, Payment terms, Delivery schedules)
2. Safeguarding Interests: Incorporating Essential Terms and Conditions in Procurement Contracts
- Understanding Contract Terms & Conditions
• Standard Form Contracts
• Conditions and Warranties
• Distinguish between Fundamental Terms and Minor Terms
- Express Terms & Implied Terms
- Protecting Against Unfair Contract Terms
• Unconscionable Bargains
• Unfair Contract Terms Act
• Exclusion Clauses and the Contra Proferentum Rule
- Managing Liability
• Negligence liability for injury under Unfair Contract Terms Act
• Common law & Statutory Control of exemption clauses
- Managing Changes (Variations, Amendments, Modifications)
3. Risk Management in Procurement Contracts
- Identifying and Allocating Risk in Contracts
- Liability and Indemnity clauses
- Insurance and Warranty Considerations
4. Factors Undermining Contract Validity
- Mistake
• Doctrine of Non Est Factum
- Misrepresentation
• Identifying difference between Terms of Contract from Representations
• Consequences of Misrepresentation
√ Voidable Contract
• Remedies for Misrepresentation
√ Rescission, Indemnity, Damages
• Duress and Undue Influence
√ Voidable Contract
• Illegality
√ Void Contract
√ Illegal Contract
5. Structure of Contract
- Date of Agreement
- Parties’ clause
- Recitals
- Definitions & Interpretation Clause
- Habendum
- Commercial provisions
(a) Main Commercial
• Obligations, Payment & Performance
(b) Secondary Commercial
• Termination & Liability, indemnity, Representation & Warranties, ADR clause etc
- Boilerplates (Operations & Protective Clauses)
• Notices
• Law & Jurisdiction
• Amendment / Modification / Variation
• Representations & Warranties
- Schedules
- Execution
- Appendix
- Exercises and Quiz to do
6. Contract Performance and Administration
- Managing Contract Performance and Monitoring
- Payment Terms and Payment Disputes
- Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (e.g. Mediation, Arbitration, Mini-Trials)
- Extensions and renewals – effective use of extension and renewal clauses – best practices with regard to notices
- Completion of works and original expectations – reviewing contract specifications and matching with performance
- Withdrawing from the contract – understanding the legalities of wrongful withdrawal
7. Termination & Exit Strategies
- Termination and post-termination actions
- Understanding Termination Clauses
- Notice Periods and Termination Procedures
- Post-Termination Obligations
- Consequences of Termination clause
- Discharge of Contracts
• By Performance
• By Agreement
• By Frustration
• By Breach
- Effects of Frustration under Frustrated Contracts Act
Force Majeure clause
8. Remedies for the Breach of Contract
- Assessment of Damages – the Compensatory Aim
- Aim of Damages
- Damages must not be too Remote under Rule in Hadley v Baxendale
- Doctrine of Mitigation
- Liquidated Damages and Doctrine of Penalty
- Void Penalty clauses at Common Law
- Order of Specific performance
- Obtaining Court Injunctions
- Quantum Meruit (for the work done)
9. Workshop/Case Study:
Participants will work through a case study or scenario to apply the concepts learned throughout the day.
- Overview of contract law principles
- Types of Procurement Agreements (e.g. Purchase Orders, Master agreements)
- Essential Legalities in Procurement Contracts
- Forming a Valid and Binding Contract
• Offer & Acceptance
• Invitation to Treat (Tenders, Bidding, Request for Proposal etc.)
- E-contracting & E-signatures
- Key clauses in procurement agreements (e.g. Scope of work, Payment terms, Delivery schedules)
2. Safeguarding Interests: Incorporating Essential Terms and Conditions in Procurement Contracts
- Understanding Contract Terms & Conditions
• Standard Form Contracts
• Conditions and Warranties
• Distinguish between Fundamental Terms and Minor Terms
- Express Terms & Implied Terms
- Protecting Against Unfair Contract Terms
• Unconscionable Bargains
• Unfair Contract Terms Act
• Exclusion Clauses and the Contra Proferentum Rule
- Managing Liability
• Negligence liability for injury under Unfair Contract Terms Act
• Common law & Statutory Control of exemption clauses
- Managing Changes (Variations, Amendments, Modifications)
3. Risk Management in Procurement Contracts
- Identifying and Allocating Risk in Contracts
- Liability and Indemnity clauses
- Insurance and Warranty Considerations
4. Factors Undermining Contract Validity
- Mistake
• Doctrine of Non Est Factum
- Misrepresentation
• Identifying difference between Terms of Contract from Representations
• Consequences of Misrepresentation
√ Voidable Contract
• Remedies for Misrepresentation
√ Rescission, Indemnity, Damages
• Duress and Undue Influence
√ Voidable Contract
• Illegality
√ Void Contract
√ Illegal Contract
5. Structure of Contract
- Date of Agreement
- Parties’ clause
- Recitals
- Definitions & Interpretation Clause
- Habendum
- Commercial provisions
(a) Main Commercial
• Obligations, Payment & Performance
(b) Secondary Commercial
• Termination & Liability, indemnity, Representation & Warranties, ADR clause etc
- Boilerplates (Operations & Protective Clauses)
• Notices
• Law & Jurisdiction
• Amendment / Modification / Variation
• Representations & Warranties
- Schedules
- Execution
- Appendix
- Exercises and Quiz to do
6. Contract Performance and Administration
- Managing Contract Performance and Monitoring
- Payment Terms and Payment Disputes
- Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (e.g. Mediation, Arbitration, Mini-Trials)
- Extensions and renewals – effective use of extension and renewal clauses – best practices with regard to notices
- Completion of works and original expectations – reviewing contract specifications and matching with performance
- Withdrawing from the contract – understanding the legalities of wrongful withdrawal
7. Termination & Exit Strategies
- Termination and post-termination actions
- Understanding Termination Clauses
- Notice Periods and Termination Procedures
- Post-Termination Obligations
- Consequences of Termination clause
- Discharge of Contracts
• By Performance
• By Agreement
• By Frustration
• By Breach
- Effects of Frustration under Frustrated Contracts Act
Force Majeure clause
8. Remedies for the Breach of Contract
- Assessment of Damages – the Compensatory Aim
- Aim of Damages
- Damages must not be too Remote under Rule in Hadley v Baxendale
- Doctrine of Mitigation
- Liquidated Damages and Doctrine of Penalty
- Void Penalty clauses at Common Law
- Order of Specific performance
- Obtaining Court Injunctions
- Quantum Meruit (for the work done)
9. Workshop/Case Study:
Participants will work through a case study or scenario to apply the concepts learned throughout the day.
Who should attend
This course is ideal for procurement professionals & executives, project teams and stakeholders seeking to enhance their contract management and delivery skills. The course will also be beneficial to:
• Project / bid managers
• Technical staff
• Project managers
• Engineers
• Procurement managers
• Contracts managers
• Finance managers
• Business development managers
• Contract administrators and officers
• Project / bid managers
• Technical staff
• Project managers
• Engineers
• Procurement managers
• Contracts managers
• Finance managers
• Business development managers
• Contract administrators and officers
Testimonial
1.This course exceeded my expectations! I now confidently navigate complex procurement agreements and negotiate better deals.
2.A game-changer for procurement professionals! The contract law insights have helped me avoid costly mistakes.
3.Practical, engaging, and relevant. This course has improved my procurement skills and boosted my confidence. And the interaction between the lecturer and participants was great with reinforcement of concepts.
4.A must-have for procurement professionals! The course content is comprehensive, and the delivery is engaging.
5.The course was engaging, interesting, and interactive - a great combination
6.Professor's presentation was clear and concise - made complex concepts easy to understand.
7.The instructor's expertise shines through. I've gained valuable insights into contract law and procurement best practices.
8.This course has helped me develop more effective procurement strategies and improve relationships with suppliers.
9.The explanations were simple yet effective. The concepts were explained in a way that's easy to grasp, even for a non-expert.
10.Prof Tay was excellent.
2.A game-changer for procurement professionals! The contract law insights have helped me avoid costly mistakes.
3.Practical, engaging, and relevant. This course has improved my procurement skills and boosted my confidence. And the interaction between the lecturer and participants was great with reinforcement of concepts.
4.A must-have for procurement professionals! The course content is comprehensive, and the delivery is engaging.
5.The course was engaging, interesting, and interactive - a great combination
6.Professor's presentation was clear and concise - made complex concepts easy to understand.
7.The instructor's expertise shines through. I've gained valuable insights into contract law and procurement best practices.
8.This course has helped me develop more effective procurement strategies and improve relationships with suppliers.
9.The explanations were simple yet effective. The concepts were explained in a way that's easy to grasp, even for a non-expert.
10.Prof Tay was excellent.
Catherine Tay's Profile
Catherine Tay has over 35 years of lecturing experience as an Associate Professor lecturing business law at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School. She is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. She is also a barrister-at-law (of Lincoln’s Inn, United Kingdom). She is an author of more than 8 law books, including her best-seller book title called "Contract Law - A layman Guide".
She studied law at Queen Mary College, University of London and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours and with a Master of Laws, in which she specialised in Company, Shipping, Insurance and Marine Insurance Laws.
She has facilitated seminars and in-house training courses for many business law topics such as tenancy agreements, contract administration management, procurement contracts, legal and practical aspects of tender management, Service Level Agreements and Outsourcing contracts, oil and gas contract management, insurance contracts, Intellectual Property Laws and PDPA data privacy laws. She is an examiner on law subjects for a number of professional bodies and universities in Singapore and overseas. She has lectured at the NUS Extension in professional and business management law courses.
She was an adjunct lecturer at NUS Institute of System Science, in IT outsourcing contracts for over 20 years. She is the Honourable Legal Advisor for Singapore Optometric Association, as well as for the Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists.
She studied law at Queen Mary College, University of London and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours and with a Master of Laws, in which she specialised in Company, Shipping, Insurance and Marine Insurance Laws.
She has facilitated seminars and in-house training courses for many business law topics such as tenancy agreements, contract administration management, procurement contracts, legal and practical aspects of tender management, Service Level Agreements and Outsourcing contracts, oil and gas contract management, insurance contracts, Intellectual Property Laws and PDPA data privacy laws. She is an examiner on law subjects for a number of professional bodies and universities in Singapore and overseas. She has lectured at the NUS Extension in professional and business management law courses.
She was an adjunct lecturer at NUS Institute of System Science, in IT outsourcing contracts for over 20 years. She is the Honourable Legal Advisor for Singapore Optometric Association, as well as for the Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists.
