This course provides participants with the working knowledge of managing business so that they can conduct their business effectively within the laws. Risk of financial loss can arise from non-compliance with certain norms; and with those in business will usually remain responsible for the risk. Ignorance of the law is no defence. You do not need to have legal knowledge to attend this course.

Get a thorough understanding of the various laws affecting your businesses such as workplace, safety and health laws, collection of debts and learn how to protect your ideas, products, trade-marks, copyrights and trade secrets including business torts of wrongful actions such as negligence and inducing breach of contract. Participants will also benefit from the interactive sessions with the lecturer. Case-studies and case presentations will be discussed. There will be quizzes to enhance leaning.

Outline

How businesses work within the legal framework

• civil and criminal laws
• court system
• mediation & arbitration
• execution of judgment debts

Wrongful business acts

• negligence
• employer’s liability
• vicarious liability
• occupier’s liability & dangerous premises
• product liability
• defective products & lemon goods
• inducing breach of contract
• contract restraining work elsewhere
• tort of passing off
• quiz

Workplace, Safety and Health Laws

• duty of employer
• duty of manufacturer and supplier
• duty of persons at work
• general penalties

Intellectual Property Rights Management

• protecting your business ideas and inventions by patents
• protecting your expression by copyrights
• trademarks and service marks
• managing trade secrets and law of confidence
• quiz

Managing Commercial Contracts

• competition law
• anti-competitive agreements
• abuse of dominant position
• business ethics
• corporate social responsibility

Who should attend

Any business managers, executives, finance professionals and any office personnel who is managing a business.

Catherine Tay's Profile

Catherine Tay has over 35 years of lecturing experience as an Associate Professor lecturing business law at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School. She is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. She is also a barrister-at-law (of Lincoln’s Inn, United Kingdom). She is an author of more than 8 law books, including her best-seller book title called "Contract Law - A layman Guide".

She studied law at Queen Mary College, University of London and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours and with a Master of Laws, in which she specialised in Company, Shipping, Insurance and Marine Insurance Laws.

She has facilitated seminars and in-house training courses for many business law topics such as tenancy agreements, contract administration management, procurement contracts, legal and practical aspects of tender management, Service Level Agreements and Outsourcing contracts, oil and gas contract management, insurance contracts, Intellectual Property Laws and PDPA data privacy laws. She is an examiner on law subjects for a number of professional bodies and universities in Singapore and overseas. She has lectured at the NUS Extension in professional and business management law courses.

She was an adjunct lecturer at NUS Institute of System Science, in IT outsourcing contracts for over 20 years. She is the Honourable Legal Advisor for Singapore Optometric Association, as well as for the Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists.