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Commercial & Business Law
Falconbury offers a wide-range of business and commercial law courses for the in-house lawyer that are presented both as public and in-house training courses, in order to fulfil all your (and your department’s) training needs.
Commercial agreements and contracts provide the foundation for businesses to operate and are fundamental to the success of a business. Without carefully constructed agreements, disputes and litigation are more likely. Whether you are looking to improve your legal drafting skills or simply keep abreast of the latest developments in international business law and best-practice.
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2-day Drafting International R&D Collaboration and Joint Venture Agreements
1-2 Apr 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 24 Jul 2025
Two intensive days to ensure the drafting of clear, structured, risk-free collaborative R&D and joint venture agreements for maximum commercial success.
Presented by Richard Brady (bio)
3-day Drafting Commercial Contracts
18 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 17 Jun 2025
A practical, interactive three-day programme designed to develop your skills to draft clear and concise commercial agreements. This comprehensive two-part programme focuses on delivering practical and applied training in the key drafting skills.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
3-day Mini MBA for In-house Lawyers
26-28 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 14 Jul 2025
Business skills are a completely different ball game from the technical role of practicing law, but in-house lawyers must have these skills to succeed in a business setting. This inspirational 3-day programme draws on the latest MBA thinking to focus on real issues confronting todays in-house legal departments.
4-day International Commercial Contracts School
19-22 May 2025 - London
This specially designed four-day seminar has been expressly developed to focus exclusively on the law and regulations governing business and contract law for cross-border contracts.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
5-day International Commercial Contracts School
17-21 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 22 Sep 2025
This specialist five-day seminar has been expressly developed to focus exclusively on the law and regulations governing business and contract law for cross-border contracts.
Presented by Arun Singh OBE (bio)
Advanced Understanding and Drafting Oil and Gas Industry Contracts
28 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 1 Jul 2025
This intensive one-day oil and gas industry contracts training course will bring you up to date on current practice and developments in upstream oil and gas contracts.
Presented by Scott Styles (bio)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and The Metaverse - an overview and IP perspective
11 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 1 Jul 2025
This high-impact masterclass explains the concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse, and it covers the importance of intellectual property issues that arise from using them. It will bring you right up to date with the areas you need to know about to operate in today's world.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Metaverse: Intellectual Property (IP) and standards and policies
11 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 1 Jul 2025
This intense one-day event covers the concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse, the policies and regulations that cover them, and the importance of intellectual property issues that arise from using them. It will bring you right up to date with the areas you need to know about to operate in today's world.
Becoming an In-house Lawyer - Navigating your path to corporate success
30 Jan 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 10 Jun 2025
Moving from private practice to an in-house lawyer position brings many challenges, aswell as benefits. Attending this course will give you the knowledge to make the leap and set you on your way to success.
Presented by Helene Russell (bio)
Blockchain and Non-Fungible Tokens: Understanding new Technologies and the Relevant Law
11 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 1 Jul 2025
This masterclass for lawyers delves into the area of blockchain and non-fungible tokens and introduces the key legal issues arising from the technology.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Change Management for In-house Lawyers
12 Feb 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 4 Jun 2025
Proactively managing change can be challenging and sometimes complicated. This highly focussed course will give you the latest best practice tools and techniques you need to have alongside your legal knowledge and skills in order to succeed.
Presented by Helene Russell (bio)
Contract Law Update - the latest case law in practice
5 Feb 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 25 Jul 2025
This highly practical course has been developed especially for in-house legal teams, solicitors who are litigating or drafting, contract professionals and procurement officers.
Presented by Helen Swaffield (bio)
Drafting and Negotiating International Agency and Distribution Agreements
12-13 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 8 Jul 2025
Proactively manage the legal and commercial considerations essential for securing a successful international agreement.
*INCLUDES: Practical and interactive exercises*
Presented by Michala Meiselles (bio)
Drafting Commercial Contracts
4 Feb 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 27 May 2025
A practical and interactive two-day programme designed to develop your skills to draft clear and concise commercial agreements. This comprehensive two-part programme focuses on delivering practical and applied training of the key drafting skills.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Drafting International Commercial Agreements in English
6-7 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 11 Nov 2025
The complete guide to drafting clear and concise commercial agreements in English for international lawyers. Presented by an expert linguist with extensive experience in commercial law.
Presented by Alan Simmons (bio)
Drafting International Commercial Agreements in English - Summer School
8-11 Jul 2025 - London
This course will enable you to draft clauses from international commercial agreements and legal correspondence with confidence. It will also give you a greater understanding of legal vocabulary and aspects of English contract law.
Presented by Alan Simmons (bio)
Drafting International R&D Collaboration and Joint Venture Agreements
12 Feb 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 10 Jun 2025
Ensure clear, structured, risk-free collaborative R&D and joint venture agreements for maximum commercial success in one intensive day.
Presented by Richard Brady (bio)
Electronic and Digital Signatures - understanding the law and best practice
25 Feb 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 9 Jun 2025
In today's world there are increasingly more virtual ways to sign documents - or are there? This webinar will bring you up-to-date on the legal aspects and best practice of using digital signatures.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Essential Project Management Skills for In-house Lawyers
5 Feb 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 5 Jun 2025
Project management skills are a completely different ball game from the technical role of practicing law, and legal project management comes with it's own unique challenges. This intensive masterclass will give you the essential skills you need to succeed.
Presented by Olivier Corticchiato (bio)
Essential Skills of the High Achieving In-House Lawyer
27 Jan 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 1 May 2025
This in-house lawyer training course is a highly focussed one-day event that has been specially designed to give in-house lawyers the essential skills they need to succeed as a valuable and integral part of their organisation.
Presented by Helene Russell (bio)
GDPR: Compliance, Current Hot Topics and Focus on DSARs
25 Feb 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 9 Jun 2025
There are many pitfalls to avoid when dealing with data protection compliance and DSARs. This Masterclass will bring you fully up to speed with the latest information in this complex area.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
GDPR: Legally Processing and Sharing Data and Managing Data Breaches
14 Jan 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 13 May 2025
Dealing with data can be a legal minefield in any business. This webinar will bring you right up to date with how you can legally process and share data, and help you understand and manage a data breach.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Influencing, Persuading and Negotiating Skills for International Lawyers
3-4 Feb 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 2 Jun 2025
A two-day workshop for those who want to achieve results through personal influence.
*BOOK EARLY – limited places available!*
Presented by Arun Singh OBE (bio)
Liabilities, Damages and other Contentious Issues in International Commercial Agreements
31 Mar-1 Apr 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 30 Jun 2025
This course will give you an enhanced understanding of the detailed law of damages and liabilities for the purposes of negotiating and drafting international contracts governed by English law.
Presented by Arun Singh OBE (bio)
Managing Risks as a Corporate In-house Lawyer
14 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 2 Jul 2025
This half-day webinar will take you through the essentials of identifying and managing risks within your business. It will give you the knowledge and skills which are essential to your role as an in-house lawyer.
Presented by Olivier Corticchiato (bio)
Mastering Confidentiality Clauses and NDAs in Commercial Contracts
4 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 24 Jun 2025
Are you fully up to date with how to protect your company's assets through well-drafted confidentiality clauses and NDAs?
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Mediation and Dispute Resolution for In-house Lawyers
28 Feb 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 9 Jun 2025
Mediation has a high degree of success - if the process is handled correctly. Are you up to speed and able to avoid going to court or arbitration?
Presented by Roger Levitt (bio)
Navigating Term and Termination Clauses in Commercial Contracts
4 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 24 Jun 2025
If not handled correctly, contract terminations can lead to significant legal exposure. Are you fully up to speed with term and termination clauses and their implications?
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Negotiating and Drafting IT Contracts
21 Jan 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 29 Apr 2025
A two-day seminar designed to explain what IT contracts are, how and why they work and how to put them in place.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Negotiation Skills for International Lawyers
8-9 Apr 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 21 Oct 2025
This interactive negotiation skills for lawyers course has been especially designed for in-house counsel and private practice lawyers. It covers both theory and practical skills to help you and your team develop negotiating knowledge and techniques to achieve the best outcomes.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Ownership and Control of Intellectual Property Rights
10 Jun 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 2 Dec 2025
In one intensive day learn how to protect and exploit your intellectual property rights for maximum commercial benefit.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Protecting IP on the Internet
9 Apr 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 22 Oct 2025
This webinar covers the key issues you need to be aware of to adequately protect your intellectual property rights on the internet whilst, at the same time, complying with data protection laws.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Reviewing and Negotiating Technology Transfer and Licensing Agreements
24-25 Feb 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 16 Jun 2025
Providing key legal and commercial knowledge essential to secure a successful agreement, including a review of the New Block Exemption governing research & development agreements.
Presented by Michala Meiselles (bio)
The Mini MBA for In-house Lawyers Summer School
14-17 Jul 2025 - London
This inspirational summer school has been designed to draw on the latest MBA thinking to focus on real issues confronting todays in-house legal departments.
Understanding and Drafting Exclusion and Limitation of Liability Clauses
4 Mar 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 24 Jun 2025
A deep-dive into what exclusion and limitation of liability clauses are, how and why they work and how to put them in place.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Understanding and Drafting Oil and Gas Industry Contracts
7 Feb 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 13 Jun 2025
An intense one-day programme focussing on the knowledge and skills needed to draft and negotiate contracts in the Oil and Gas Industry
Presented by Scott Styles (bio)
Understanding Creative Commons Licensing and its Implications for your Business
14 Jan 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 13 May 2025
This Creative Commons Licensing training course gives an overview of how creative commons works and gives an overview of UGC licensing and other open content licensing schemes.
All businesses should stay ahead of emerging trends and different ways of doing business. Creative commons is an increasing part of business life in many areas; ranging from use of YouTube to other 'freely' available content. This training course explains the how, what, why and when, when it comes to creative commons and open content licensing.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)
Understanding International Data Transfers and the New International Data Transfer Agreement
14 Jan 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 13 May 2025
Transferring personal data from one jurisdiction to another is often fraught with regulatory danger. This webinar will bring you up to date with the latest law and best practice.
Presented by Mark Weston (bio)