Event Details
Introduction to Contract Law: What You NEED to Know About the Law “Behind the Scenes”
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM GMT
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM US Eastern
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM US Central
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM US Mountain
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM US Pacific

Summary

For those of you who couldn't join us for the Annual Meeting we are presenting an encore of a popular and highly rated annual meeting session.
 
Over the past years, there have been many sessions that address specific contract clauses encountered by sponsored projects offices. What is rarely discussed, however, are the laws that apply automatically to all contracts, contract negotiations and dispute resolutions.
This session will address important topics such as:
  • When does a contract become legally binding?
  • Can a contract be created through conduct, email, or verbal statements?
  • If a signature draft is sent, can a company sign it nine months later and still compel the university to perform?
  • How/when can a university be held legally liable for the statements its representatives make during the negotiation process?
  • What contract terms are "implied by law" and attach to every contract regardless of whether they are written into the contract?
  • When can a contract be revoked unilaterally or declared null and void?
  • When can a third party enforce a contract against the University?
  • Is there anything that cannot be agreed to in a contract?
Learning Objective:  Understand the basic contract laws within which universities operate to understand how to minimize institutional liabilities.
 
Target Audience:  Any central/departmental administrator who works with contracts, or works with those who negotiate contract terms

Registration Fees

Member Site License - $149

Non-Member Site License - $171

Presented by

Sherylle Mills Englander, JD
Director, Office of Technology & Industry Alliances, University of California-Santa Barbara

Marilyn Williams, JD
Manager, Legal Agreements, Duke Clinical Research Institute

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Refunds of the registration fee, less a $50 administrative charge, will be honored if a written request is received no later than five business days prior to the program. Please note that the written request cannot be in the form of an email, phone call or fax. AFTER THAT DATE NO REFUND WILL BE MADE.
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