Contract management compact

The core principles of contract drafting

• Adjustment of the contract objectives: Which goals should be achieved?
• Selecting the right type of contract: Advantages and disadvantages.

How do you recognize good and bad contracts?

The 1x1 when concluding a contract

• Quotations, orders, order confirmations - sources of error, effects.
• Correct inclusion of own Terms and conditions, consequences of conflicting Terms and conditions.
• Special features when concluding contracts by e-mail, via portals or SAP.
• Who must conclude the contract? Power of attorney and protection of legitimate expectations.
• Document "ZDF" - figures, data, facts.

Rules and recommendations for successful supply and service contracts

• Things to know about formulating service descriptions.
• Protection through contractual penalties - advantage or trap?
• Formulation of confidentiality agreements in accordance with the new legal situation.
• Termination and termination without notice of contracts, warning.
• Terms of payment, delivery and payment default.
• Sample clauses, checklists, formulation aids.

Deadly sins in contract management

Contracts in day-to-day business - cases, pitfalls, rules of thumb

• Complaints, delay, defects, supplementary performance, compensation.
• What do manufacturer, quality and durability guarantees do?
• When are my claims time-barred? What does that mean in concrete terms?

Important rules for foreign contracts

• UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, Swiss law - Should a law be agreed in principle?

Current developments in contract law

• Pandemics, wars, natural disasters - possibilities of subsequent contract adjustments via force majeure clauses, change in the basis of the contract, Section 313 BGB - What applies to lump-sum prices?

Practical tips, checklists, sample formulations

• Measures in the event of missed delivery deadlines or refusal to pay.
• Fire department measures in the event of insolvency of the contractual partner.
• Does the agreement of arbitration courts make sense?
• Psychological aspects of contract management, behavioral patterns of the parties involved.

Sample contracts, Internet and practical literature - quick help with questions