Basics of Contract Law Course with Smart Contracting Training Course

Course Category : Legal

This course equips participants with a practical and balanced grasp of contract law fundamentals, key clauses, change management, and dispute handling, while introducing smart contracting applications that enhance efficiency and transparency in modern business environments without compromising legal enforceability.
Duration: 5 Days – Level: Intermediate.

Starts On

30 - March - 2026

Ends On

3 - April - 2026

Location

Spain - Barcelona

Language

English

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Targeted Audience

  • Procurement and supply chain professionals
  • Contract and project management professionals
  • Engineers and technical staff involved in supply/service/equipment contracts
  • Commercial and operations professionals
  • Compliance and governance officers
  • Sales and key account management teams
  • Non-lawyers whose roles require contract handling
  • Digital transformation and contract digitisation professionals

Targeted Skills

  • Understanding contract formation and enforceability
  • Analysing key clauses and their commercial impact
  • Managing contractual changes and variations
  • Handling contractual documents and payment issues
  • Building negotiation strategies and managing claims
  • Grasping smart contracting fundamentals and practical applications

Expected Outcomes

  • Interpret how contracts are formed and what drives legal enforceability in business contexts.
  • Analyse major contract clauses and evaluate their commercial and operational impact.
  • Distinguish contract types and select suitable contracting strategies.
  • Manage variations, extensions of time, and change control through clear, workable clauses.
  • Structure contractual documents and link them to payment, guarantees, and risk reduction.
  • Apply practical negotiation techniques for amendments and claims management.
  • Select appropriate dispute resolution pathways and manage escalation systematically.
  • Understand how smart contracting can automate selected obligations and enhance contract discipline.

Training Topics Index

  • Why contracts matter. profit protection and risk exposure
  • Formation essentials. offer, acceptance, consideration, legality
  • Formalities. written/oral contracts and evidence requirements
  • Authority to sign, representation, and accountability
  • Practical introduction to smart contracting as an execution enabler

  • Scope of work. responsibilities and deliverables
  • Delivery, acceptance, and performance criteria
  • Force majeure, changing conditions, and contractual agility
  • Warranties, defects, and quality liability
  • Governing law and entire agreement clauses

  • The logic of change and disciplined change control
  • Variation clauses and approval workflows
  • Assessing impact on scope, cost, and quality
  • Extensions of time. negotiation and documentation
  • Sequencing control to reduce conflict and misunderstanding

  • Letters of intent and award in pre-contract stages
  • Bonds and guarantees as risk mitigators
  • Progress payments. entitlement and supporting documentation
  • Parent company guarantees and related obligations
  • Suspension, termination, and legally recognised damages

  • Preventing disputes through robust drafting
  • Early dispute recognition and communication management
  • Negotiation-before-escalation clauses and amicable settlement
  • Courts, arbitration, and third-party mechanisms
  • Mediation, smart-contract-enabled processes, and post-review learning