Certificate in Business and Commercial Law (CBCL)

Overview

Why Attend

This course is designed for professionals with little or no prior legal background but who are required to make organizational decisions involving legal matters. It will provide participants with the fundamental principles of commercial law, including commercial contracts and negotiation, sale of goods, intellectual property rights and employee relations. It also covers all the legal aspects of setting up a business, running a business and closing a business

Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of international commercial law with emphasis on the common law system. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and analyze key legal issues regarding contracts and the business as a whole which they are likely to encounter within their organization.

Course Methodology

In this interactive training course participants will frequently work in pairs as well as in larger groups to complete exercises as well as regional and international case studies.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Apply legal rules and principles to speciﬁc commercial situations through consideration of relevant case law
Negotiate commercial contracts complying with commercial and legal requirements
Increase proﬁtability within their organization by selecting appropriate methods of distribution of goods
Recognize and analyze how intellectual property rights aﬀect their organization
Evaluate and modify organizational employment practices complying with labor law requirements

Target Audience

This course is suitable for those with little or no formal training in commercial law yet would be required to understand the fundamentals of commercial law as it may directly impact their work. It will particularly beneﬁt directors and executives who have direct responsibility for legal decisions within the organization. In-house counsel new to the region, and those working within a legal department, will also ﬁnd this course highly beneﬁcial.

Target Competencies

Drafting Contracts
Contract Negotiation
Understanding Commercial Terms
Understanding Employment Law
Implementing Organizational Employment Practices
Understanding Intellectual Property
Understanding corporate restructuring
Understanding the effect of breach of commercial contract terms

Note

The Dubai Government Legal Aﬀairs Department has introduced a Continuing Legal Professional Development (CLPD) programme to legal consultants authorised to practise through a licensed ﬁrm in the Emirate of Dubai. We are proud to announce that the Dubai Government Legal Aﬀairs Department has accredited EMG Associates as a CLPD provider. In addition, all our legal programmes have been approved.

This PLUS Specialty Training Legal course qualiﬁes for 4 elective CLPD points.

Course Outline

Overview of commercial & business law
- Areas of commercial and business law
- Types of commercial contracts
Commercial contracts in the civil law and common law systems
- Sources of English law
- Civil law v Common law
- Civil law in the GCC
Formalities for a binding contract
- Elements required for an enforceable contract
- Rules for contract interpretation:
  - Implied terms v express terms
  - Identifying risks and how to minimise risks
- Structure of a commercial contract
Preliminary documents in international transactions
- Memorandum of Understanding/ Heads of Terms. Are they legally binding?
- Commercial implications
Boilerplate/ miscellaneous provisions- the important but forgotten clauses- beware!
- Force majeure v Frustration
- Notices
- Set oﬀ
- No waiver
  - Entire Agreement/ non- reliance clause
  - Times is of the essence
- Assignment v Novation
- Governing law
  - Common mistakes in choice of law
- Jurisdiction clause
  - Exclusive v Non-exclusive
  - Factors in deciding the jurisdiction clause
International dispute resolution
- Litigation
- Importance of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  - Arbitration
  - Mediations
  - Conciliation
  - Negotiation
Remedies for breach of contract
- Damages
- Specific performance
- Injunctions
Advantages and disadvantages of different business forms
- Types of business vehicles
  - Sole trader
  - Partnerships
  - Limited Liability Partnerships
  - Companies
Cross Border Transactions
- Distributorship
- Agency
- Joint Venture
- Acquisitions
  - Share purchase v Business purchase
  - Apportioning risks and liabilities through warranties and indemnities
  - Negotiating warranties and indemnities
Corporate insolvency
- Tests identifying insolvency
- Consequence for directors who fail to react to insolvency
- Types of insolvency
  - Administration
  - Receivership
  - Creditor Voluntary Liquidation
  - Compulsory Liquidation
Commercial Tort
- Tort of negligence
- Defamation
  - Libel
  - Slander
  - Recent case law on defamation
Managing risk
- Prevention is better than cure: Eﬀective risk management
Intellectual Property Rights management
- Types of Intellectual Property
  - Copyright
  - Trademark
  - Patent
  - Design rights
  - Confidential information
- Assignment v Granting a license
- The law of passing off
- Intellectual Property in the GCC
Employment law issues in the common law systems and the GCC
- Types of employment contracts
- Grounds for dismissal
  - Wrongful dismissal
  - Redundancy
  - Unfair dismissal
Commercial real estate in the GCC
- Leasehold
- Freehold

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

There are no public sessions remaining for the course this year. Please contact us if you wish to have a customized in-house session, or to find out how an additional public session can be scheduled.

2027 Schedule & Fees

10 - 14 Jan, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Jan, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Jan, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Jan, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Apr, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Apr, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Apr, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Apr, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Jul, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Jul, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Jul, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Jul, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Oct, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Oct, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Oct, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Oct, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

Next date 10 - 14 Jan, 2027

Fee USD 2,900 Per participant

All dates & fees

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