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Overview
Non‑lawyers are increasingly expected to review and negotiate contract terms, often involving complex clauses that have significant commercial consequences. This practical course strengthens your ability to analyse high‑risk provisions, ask the right questions and work confidently with legal colleagues.
Through clear explanations and hands‑on exercises, you’ll learn how to interpret, amend and apply key contractual terms, helping you protect your organisation and make better‑informed commercial decisions.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Contracts for Non-Lawyers - Advanced course at BPP University you will be able to:
- Review and amend non‑disclosure agreements with an understanding of key risks
- Understand how electronic signatures work and when they may raise compliance issues
- Analyse and interpret good faith clauses and their commercial impact
- Distinguish between liquidated damages and unenforceable penalties
- Review, challenge and revise exclusion and limitation clauses effectively
- Apply notice provisions correctly and recognise the risks of non‑compliance
- Assess and interpret force majeure clauses in practical scenarios
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- NDAs: purpose, structure and common pitfalls
- Electronic signatures: legal validity & practical considerations
- Good faith provisions: drafting, interpretation & risk
- Liquidated damages vs penalties
- Exclusion and limitation clauses
- Notice clauses: service requirements & consequences of breach
- Force majeure: scope, drafting & commercial impact
- Practical drafting and review exercises throughout
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Legal Studies View 54 other Short Courses in Legal Studies in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Who is the course for?
- This course is designed for non‑legal professionals who work regularly with contracts and want to deepen their understanding of more complex or high‑risk provisions.
- It is ideally suited to those in procurement, finance, business development, sales and marketing, and commercial management roles.
- Delegates should either have completed the introductory course or have substantial practical experience reviewing contracts.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents738 GBP / full≈ 738 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents738 GBP / full≈ 738 GBP / full
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