By Franck BEAUDOIN, Lawyer
30 April 2025
Strengthen your expertise in contract management in an unstable international context. This comprehensive legal training course covers issue analysis, contract audits, negotiation, drafting, and offers adapted model clauses. You can follow the training in either English or French – an ideal opportunity to refine your command of legal and business terminology in the language of your choice.
🎯 The aim of the training is to help you secure your contracts in an increasingly unstable international environment.
👤 It is designed and delivered by:
“I am a qualified lawyer in France, specialising in international business law, and I have been teaching this subject in business schools since 2008. I enjoy sharing both knowledge and experience in this rich and complex field. I will be delighted to guide you throughout this course!” Franck BEAUDOIN, Lawyer
🔹 Participants will learn how to identify and address contractual issues linked to crises and geopolitical risks, starting with a risk map (Part 1).
🔹 They will gain a solid understanding of relevant legal mechanisms across multiple legal systems (Part 2): contractual principles, key clauses, and doctrines such as force majeure, hardship, and frustration of purpose.
🔹 They will acquire practical skills in contract audits (Part 3), negotiation and renegotiation (Part 4), and in drafting and improving their contract templates (Part 5).
⏱️ Duration: approx. 10 hours, including 5 hours of live interactive videoconference sessions and access to an online platform with replays, written lessons, templates, and other resources.
💳 Price: Special launch offer for all registrations or pre-registrations made before 31 May 2025: €500 excluding VAT per participant (€600 including French VAT, if applicable).
🌍 Language – This training is available in English or French: an ideal opportunity to strengthen your legal and commercial terminology in the language of your choice. 👉 View the training in French
(*) Pre-registration is necessary to comply with French labour law requirements for professional continuing education. If you are not enrolling under this framework and have no specific request, you can register directly.
🧭 Contents
- 📋 Training programme
- 🎓 Certificate of completion
- ⚖️ Professional training framework
- 📜 Terms and conditions
- 💳 Pricing
- 📝 Registration
- 📅 Upcoming live sessions
📋 Training programme
🎯 Learning objectives
General objective – This training aims to equip professionals with the skills to legally secure their contracts against the uncertainties resulting from geopolitical risks and crises.
Targeted skills
- Identify geopolitical risks and understand their legal impact on domestic and international contracts.
- Master the legal mechanisms available to address these risks and their consequences.
- Analyse the impact of contractual imbalance under various legal systems.
- Develop a comparative law approach to define a relevant contract strategy in relation to various national and international legal systems.
- Understand and apply key legal doctrines: force majeure, hardship, and frustration of purpose, across different legal systems.
- Advise on contract strategy in cases of imbalance or non-performance due to external events.
- Draft clauses to anticipate risks.
- Audit existing or draft contracts to identify sensitive clauses.
- Implement negotiation, renegotiation, or adjustment strategies.
- Update contract templates in a sustainable, preventive way.
🧭 Contents
📚 Detailed content
🔹 Part 1 – Understanding contractual issues arising from crises and geopolitical risks
📄 Format: 1h live videoconference (with replay) + ~1h online lessons
🎯 This first module provides a global overview of crises and geopolitical risks and their contractual consequences.
The legal briefing “Trade wars: what impact on your contracts?” is included in the course and serves as the starting point of the training path.
👉 More details: Trade war: legal briefing
In addition, participants access the videoconference recording, online lessons, and other resources at their own pace via the online platform.
🔹 Part 2 – Mastering the relevant legal mechanisms
Format: 2h live videoconference + ~2h online lessons
Objectives
- Deepen your analysis of legal tools to manage contractual imbalance caused by external events, comparing their application across various legal systems.
- Understand core legal concepts: force majeure, hardship, frustration of purpose.
Contractual consequences
- Automatic adjustment
- Non-performance / partial non-performance
- Damages
- Penalties
- Suspension
- Termination / cancellation
- Renegotiation
- Addenda / amendments
Key clauses and considerations
- Fixed price clauses (without adjustment)
- Price revision / indexation clauses
- Incoterms, logistical responsibilities, costs, delivery deadlines, performance timelines, compliance, quantities
- Term, termination, notice, renewal, tacit renewal
- Dispute resolution in times of crisis: arbitration vs state courts: choosing the appropriate dispute resolution method in times of crisis
Force majeure, hardship, frustration of purpose
- Common law vs civil law
- National laws: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea
- International instruments: CISG, UNIDROIT Principles
- Limits and effectiveness of clauses across systems
- Key case law, divergent practices, negotiation tips
🔹 Part 3 – Contract audit: assessing risk exposure
📄 Format: 40 min live videoconference + ~40 min online lessons
🎯 Objectives
- Identify areas of contractual vulnerability in the context of international tensions
- Learn a fast and effective method for auditing contracts, whether existing or under negotiation
- Understand the link between sensitive clauses, applicable law, economic and geopolitical context
📚 Content
- Audit grid with commentary
- Key clauses to identify and review:
- Force majeure, hardship, frustration of purpose
- Price revision / indexation clauses
- Suspension / termination clauses
- Performance clauses (deadlines, penalties, sanctions)
- Compliance clauses (embargoes, extraterritorial sanctions)
- Penalties, liability, damages
- Governing law and jurisdiction clauses (analysis of the applicable law and its impact on the actual scope of the clauses)
- Method: identifying inconsistencies, gaps, ambiguities, legal grey areas
Practical case study
- Analysis of a model contract proposed by the trainer
- Participants may also submit anonymised contract excerpts as examples
- Group discussion on key points to monitor in different contexts (B2B, international, sensitive sectors, etc.)
Legal reflexes to develop
- Adjust the audit method based on the specific issues and applicable law
- Anticipate potential sticking points in the event of renegotiation
- Understand when a clause can offer protection… or create vulnerability
🧩 Teaching methods
- Interactive session in a small group (maximum 15 participants)
- Direct application of the audit grid to a practical case
- Guided discussions with the trainer
- Supporting materials provided at the end of the session (summary grid, key risk points)
🔹 Part 4 – Negotiation and renegotiation in times of crisis
📄 Format: 40 min live videoconference + ~40 min online lessons
🎯 Objectives
- Identify critical clauses
- Prepare for contract negotiation or renegotiation within a secure legal framework
- Draft an adjustment proposal, counter-offer, or amendment
📚 Content
- Legal framework and good faith principles
- Strategic preparation
- Key steps of negotiation / renegotiation
- Drafting an amendment: structure, pitfalls, examples
- Resources provided: sample letter, amendment template, checklist
🔹 Part 5 – Templates: drafting, securing and optimising contract templates to prevent or mitigate risks
📄 Format: 40 min live videoconference + ~40 min online lessons
🎯 Objectives
- Anticipate future risks in upcoming contracts
- Revise key clauses to reflect global tensions
- Build or update templates sustainably
📚 Content
- Clause rewriting: force majeure, hardship, pricing, revision, Incoterms, timelines, compliance
- Sample improved clauses with jurisdiction-specific variants
- Contract consistency: structure, hierarchy, compatibility
- Resources: practical sheets, templates, proofreading guide
🧭 Contents
🌍 Language
This training is available in English or French: an ideal opportunity to strengthen your legal and commercial terminology in the language of your choice. 👉 View the training in French
👥 Target audience and prerequisites
- In-house lawyers, legal departments, practising lawyers
- Professionals in business development, purchasing, sales, export, logistics, contract negotiation
- Executives, managers, entrepreneurs involved in contract management
- Consultants or commercial advisors
Prerequisites: basic knowledge of contract law
👉 We also offer introductory courses in (international) contract law to help participants acquire the necessary foundations. Contact us for guidance: Contact us
🧩 Teaching methods and organisation
Total duration: approx. 10 hours: 5h of live sessions (3 dates) + ~5h of online self-paced content
Interaction and individual support
- 1h large-group session (no participant limit)
- 4h in small groups (max. 15 participants)
- Email support and individual follow-up
Resources
- Full access to the platform for one month (starting one week before the session)
- Online lessons (written and video)
- Legal design slides
- Contract models, audit grids, practical sheets
- Summary (PDF or HTML)
Methodology
- Active teaching: key concepts, examples, clause analysis, interactive discussions
- Practical exercises, quizzes, case studies
🧭 Contents
🌐 Accessibility
Please consult our dedicated page on accessibility:
Accessibility of our training courses
📊 Assessment
Before the course: a positioning questionnaire to define expectations and assess prerequisites.
During the course:
- Formative assessments: quizzes, practical cases, self-evaluations
- Continuous assessment: quizzes after each lesson + module wrap-up exams
Final assessment:
- Written exam
- Optional oral exam conducted live by the trainer
Details: Assessment policy
🎓 Certificate of completion
A certificate compliant with the French Labour Code and Qualiopi certification is delivered to all eligible participants.
More information: Certificate policy
🧭 Contents
⚖️ Professional training framework
In France, our training offer falls within the formal framework of continuing professional development, as governed by the French Labour Code.
Internationally, these courses may also meet the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD), continuing legal education (CLE), or other schemes, depending on the applicable local regulations.
For more information, read our general overview.
You can also consult our pre-registration procedure, access the pre-registration form, or use our simplified contact form if you have a specific request or prefer to contact us directly.
📜 Terms and conditions
The applicable terms are detailed in the documents listed below. Registration for the training implies acceptance of these terms.
- General terms and conditions
- Internal rules
- Integrity policy
- Assessment & certificate policy
- Privacy policy
💳 Pricing
Standard price: €720 incl. VAT (€600 excl. VAT)
Special launch offer until 31 May 2025: €600 incl. VAT (€500 excl. VAT)
The training is compliant with the French Labour Code and the Qualiopi certification framework.
🧭 Contents
📝 Registration
⏱️ Pre-registration
Pre-registration is mandatory for individuals who are self-funding their training when the French regulations on continuing professional development apply.
It is also required for organisations enrolling several participants or requesting a customised training session (in terms of content and/or format).
It may also be necessary for professionals subject to specific continuing education requirements (e.g. CPD, CLE, MCE), depending on local regulations.
🚀 Direct registration
If none of the above situations apply to you and you are not subject to any specific administrative requirements, you may register directly.
📅 Upcoming live sessions
JUNE 2025 – in French (Paris time, UTC+2):
Thursday 5 June: 11:00–12:00 (Part 1)Tuesday 10 June: 10:00–12:00 (Part 2)Thursday 12 June: 10:00–12:00 (Parts 3, 4 & 5)
Fully booked! Registration for this session is now closed.
JUNE 2025 – in English (Paris time, UTC+2):
Thursday 5 June: 17:00–18:00 (Part 1)Tuesday 10 June: 17:00–19:00 (Part 2)Thursday 12 June: 17:00–19:00 (Parts 3, 4 & 5)
Fully booked! Registration for this session is now closed.
JULY 2025 – in French (Paris time, UTC+2):
- Tuesday 1 July: 11:00–12:00 (Part 1)
- Thursday 3 July: 10:00–12:00 (Part 2)
- Friday 4 July: 10:00–12:00 (Parts 3, 4 & 5)
JULY 2025 – in English (Paris time, UTC+2):
- Tuesday 1 July: 17:00–18:00 (Part 1)
- Thursday 3 July: 17:00–19:00 (Part 2)
- Friday 4 July: 17:00–19:00 (Parts 3, 4 & 5)
✨ Can’t attend these dates?
Replays are available. Additional sessions will be opened based on demand.
Let us know your preferences here: Contact us
🧭 Contents
🔗 Additional options
Interested only in the trade war briefing? You can register for this 1-hour interactive session (€96):
Register for the legal briefing
We also offer other legal training courses and legal services.
Feel free to get in touch: Contact us
🌍 [FR] Our training programmes in French are on droit.co – view this page in French here.
Leave a Reply