Round Table Discussion | Key Skills for Commercial Law: Making Sense of Contractual Interpretation

[Bookings will open at 10:00 on Wednesday 23 September]

A guided discussion on commercial law and contracts led by Middle Temple practitioners.

Commercial cases are often arguments about what a written contract means. Developing and assessing those arguments is a core skill for commercial lawyers. In this round-table, experienced commercial practitioners will take you through the core principles ... with practical tips for real life. Do the courts care what the parties really intended? Why don't they want to know how the contract was negotiated? How do you start when you are faced with pages of boilerplate? How can you develop and articulate persuasive arguments about what a contract means?

This Round Table will be led by:

• Master David Casement QC
• Tom Corby
• Master Paul Stanley QC
• Master Zoe O'Sullivan QC
• Andrew Grantham QC
• Nikki Singla QC

Details of the preparation required in advance will be circulated ahead of the QS.

This event is for members only.

Click here to see details of the QS Requirements and how to be credited with the QS for this session

Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe the core principles applied to interpreting contracts under English law.
2. Be able to formulate and evaluate arguments for and against alternative constructions of a contract.
3. Recognise the main arguments which are deployed in most cases concerning construction.
4. Have practised those skills in relation to a sample case.

Links to the Professional Statement, wider workings of the Bar, administration of justice or a public interest matter

The QS will align with these elements of the Professional Statement:

• 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.5 / 1.10 / 1.11 / 1.12 / 1.13
• 2.2/ 2.5
• 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.6
• 4.1.1 / 4.4

Click here to view the BSB's Professional Statement

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