Introduction to Contract Law

This half day masterclass on Contract Law will be suitable for all those new to procurement, sales and operations and will present attendees with key legal provisions, principles and concepts. Attention will be given throughout to the importance of compliance within the regulatory framework of statutes and common law.

This Contract Law masterclass will be delivered by staff from the University Centre at Blackburn College and will introduce:

– Essential elements of a contract

– Offer and invitation to treat

– Termination of an offer

– Acceptance 

– Intention to create legal relations

– Legal capacity to contract: minors, companies

– Privity

This masterclass will be delivered through group based discussions and tasks. At the end of the masterclass, delegates will be able to apply the general principles of a legally binding contract.

Participants must be staff of eligible Lancashire-based SMEs in the Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.  We reserve the right to allocate places only to eligible businesses.  

Agenda

0800:         Registration and refreshments

0830:         Masterclass commence

1200:         Close and networking

Participants must be staff of eligible Lancashire-based SME’s in the Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing sector.  Upon receiving your Eventbrite booking request, the team will contact you to confirm eligibility and liaise with you about registering for the programme in advance of attending. 

We reserve the right to allocate places only to eligible businesses. 

For further information about this event or other opportunities through EnginE, contact us on 01524 510194 or via email.

The EnginE project is co-funded by the European Social Fund. Further details are available here: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/business/sme-programmes/engine/