A violation only becomes a real problem when nobody in the organisation knows how to handle it — investigate it fairly, document it properly, and resolve it before it turns into litigation. This Training Course by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy equips legal professionals and business managers with a structured approach to identifying, investigating and resolving legal violations arising from contracts and daily business operations.

Participants work through real contract scenarios covering civil and administrative agreements, sales and lease contracts, and international dealings, then move into claims analysis and dispute resolution — including arbitration and amicable settlement — so they leave able to handle a violation from first report to final resolution.

Who Should Attend?

• Law officers and directors of legal departments in companies and institutions.
• Managers and business owners who want to build their legal literacy.
• Law students, graduates, and trainee lawyers.
• Employees working in legal management or contract administration.

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

• Investigate a reported legal violation and prepare the supporting documentation.
• Draft legal opinions and administrative decisions with the required technical precision.
• Apply negotiation techniques and strategies appropriate to a legal dispute.
• Distinguish between the different patterns of legal violations and the correct way to address each.
• Evaluate and review legal files before they are submitted to the relevant authority.
• Prepare a professional legal opinion memorandum and consultation note.

Module 1: Legal Management and the Foundations of Interpretation

• The concept of legal management and why it matters in daily practice.
• Definition, interpretation, and importance of legal provisions.
• The origins and methods of legal interpretation.

Module 2: Contracts as a Common Source of Legal Violations

• Types and legal nature of civil and administrative contracts.
• International sale contracts, delivery conditions, and general terms.
• How poorly written contract rules create openings for violations.

Module 3: Investigating and Handling Contractual Problems

• Reviewing previous contracts and their limitations before acting.
• Assessing the financial aspects, bidding procedures, and prior approvals involved.
• Applying sanctions, achieving financial balance, and managing crises arising from disputes.

Module 4: Analysing and Settling Contractual Claims

• Defining a claim and recognising common patterns of claims.
• Mechanics of claims resolution, including subcontractor demands and repayment terms.
• Reaching conciliation on claims before they escalate.

Module 5: Choosing the Right Dispute Resolution Path

• Recourse to the judiciary versus amicable settlement.
• Stages and foundations of conciliation.
• International commercial arbitration and arbitration in engineering disputes.

Module 6: Drafting Specifications and Legal Memoranda

• Writing and analysing contract specifications and procurement processes.
• The legal weight of specifications in an invitation to tender.
• How imprecise language changes the meaning of contractual articles.