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Table of Contents
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DRAFTING CONTRACTS - I
Managing the Terms & Conditions of
Goods & Services Contracts
A two-day legal education course
for Procurement and Contracting Professionals
with Robert C. Worthington, LLB
CHAPTER I - MANAGING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A. |
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE |
B. |
WHY WE MAKE CONTRACTS |
C. |
WHY WORRY ABOUT THE TERMS? |
D. |
BALANCED CONTRACTS - VALUE FOR MONEY |
E. |
WHAT IS A CONTRACT? |
F. |
THE ESSENCE OF A CONTRACT |
G. |
VERBAL CONTRACTS |
H. |
FACSIMILE AND ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS |
I. |
THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF A CONTRACT |
J. |
MATCHING OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE |
K. |
PROBLEMS ARISING FROM CONSIDERATION |
L. |
CONTRACTS ARE BINDING |
M. |
BREACH OF CONTRACT |
N. |
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS |
O. |
REMEDIES FOR BREACH |
P. |
DUTY TO MITIGATE |
CHAPTER II - CONTRACT STRUCTURE AND DRAFTING
A. |
INTRODUCTION |
B. |
DRAFTING CONTRACTS |
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C. |
FORMAT OF THE CONTRACT |
D. |
PARTS OF THE CONTRACT |
E. |
CONTRACT GHOSTS |
CHAPTER III - THE PURCHASE ORDER
A. |
INTRODUCTION |
B. |
RESOLVING THE BATTLE OF THE FORMS |
C. |
BATTLE OF THE FORMS - U.S.A. |
D. |
WHOLE AGREEMENT CLAUSE (ENTIRE AGREEMENT CLAUSE) |
E. |
CONFLICTS WITHIN THE DOCUMENTS |
F. |
INAPPROPRIATE USE OF THE PURCHASE ORDER |
G. |
THE BACK OF THE PURCHASE ORDER |
H. |
RULES OF INTERPRETATION |
CHAPTER IV - PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR GOODS
A. |
INTRODUCTION |
B. |
PURCHASE ORDER |
C. |
PURCHASE AGREEMENTS |
D. |
PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES CONTRACTS |
E. |
SALE OF GOODS LEGISLATION |
F. |
WHAT SHOULD BE IN A PURCHASE AGREEMENT? |
CHAPTER V - SERVICES CONTRACTS
A. |
CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES |
B. |
BEWARE OF YOUR PURCHASE ORDER |
C. |
AVOIDING THE SERVICE PROVIDER'S CONTRACT |
D. |
DESCRIPTIONS OF WORK CONTROL EVERYTHING |
E. |
SAMPLE SERVICES CONTRACT CLAUSES (AND WHY YOU NEED THEM) |
F. |
DELAY CLAIMS |
CHAPTER VI - APPENDICES
CHAPTER VII - INDEX TO CLAUSES
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