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CLD Curriculum<\/h2>
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The CLD uses custom-designed written materials and workshops to expand knowledge on a range of commercial law issues and develop related practical skills, such as searching commercial registers, drafting or amending corporate documentation, reviewing contracts etc.<\/p>\n

CLD participants experience a practical, problem-solving methodology. They learn commercial law by advising a group of fictional clients whose business activities develop (e.g. from sole traders into partnerships and then limited liability companies) and broaden to include new commercial problems and opportunities.<\/p>\n

CLD workshops discuss commercial law issues which match the clients'\u00a0 ongoing activities and needs. This not only makes workshops more interesting but also better reflects the realities of life in a law office or as an in-house lawyer, where different legal problems can arise simultaneously.<\/p>\n

Workshops may focus on some or all of the legal areas and issues listed below:\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Company Law<\/h4>
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Conducting business as:
\u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Sole trader
\u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Partnerships (different types)
\u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Company (different types)<\/p>\n

Incorporating a company (and pre-incorporation liability)<\/p>\n

Drafting\/amending a company\u2019s
constitutional documents<\/p>\n

Internal corporate regulations and
decision-making<\/p>\n

Rules on representing\u00a0companies<\/p>\n

Company finance (inc. secured and
unsecured credit)<\/p>\n

Corporate organs<\/p>\n

Directors\u2019 duties<\/p>\n

Internal company disputes<\/p>\n

\u00a0Insolvency law<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Contract Law<\/h4>
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Exclusion clauses<\/p>\n

Remedies<\/p>\n

Indemnities<\/p>\n

Third Party Rights<\/p>\n

Vitiating Factors<\/p>\n

Shareholders\u2019 Agreements<\/p>\n

Credit agreements<\/p>\n

Variations and novations<\/p>\n

Waiver and estoppel<\/p>\n

Agency and authority to represent
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Intellectual Property Law<\/h4>
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Copyright<\/p>\n

Trade marks<\/p>\n

Passing off<\/p>\n

IP defences<\/p>\n

IP remedies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Other Areas<\/h4>
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Vicarious corporate liability for the\u00a0actions\/omissions of employees, sub-<\/span>contractors etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Equitable remedies (constructive trusts,\u00a0tracing etc.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Corporate litigation and issue of law\/jurisdiction (Brussels & Rome Regulations within EU law)<\/p>\n

English law rules on jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgments\u00a0<\/p>\n

Piercing the corporate veil in domestic and international disputes<\/p>\n

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Outcomes and assessment<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Outcomes<\/a><\/h4>

Gain greater confidence, knowledge, skills and vocabulary regarding multiple aspects of English commercial law<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Assessment<\/a><\/h4>

Write a memorandum advising on a client on an aspect of the CLD curriculum. Or simply end the course with a Certificate of Attendance. For details, see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Development<\/a><\/h4>

The CLD builds on the participants' knowledge & skills from DELLS<\/a>, to expand their competence in English law<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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British Law Centre was created<\/h3><\/div><\/div>
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BLC Graduates<\/h3><\/div><\/div>
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CLD established<\/h3><\/div><\/div>
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Countries we teach in<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

British Law Centre<\/h2>

Commercial Law Diploma<\/p>\n

CLD Terms and Conditions<\/a><\/p>\n

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QUick Links<\/h2>

Diploma in English Law & Legal Skills (DELLS)<\/a><\/p>\n

CLD Application Form<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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About\u00a0the British Law Centre (BLC)<\/a><\/p>\n

CLD teaching team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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10 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DZ, United Kingdom
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