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Drafting Clearer Contracts

Date & Time: 20-21 March 2025 (20 March: 9.00am - 12.10pm)
(21 March: 9.00am - 12.45pm)
Venue: Zoom Meeting

Conducted by internationally renowned contract drafting expert, Ken Adams will take participants through the drafting process and share essential techniques of drafting deal terms effectively.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to employ best practices and effective drafting principles to draft contracts clearly and concisely. They will also be able to apply the appropriate and accurate contract language for various provisions found in contracts to avoid ambiguity and uncertainty in contract language.

This masterclass is invaluable for legal professionals across all levels of seniority, with tips that apply to all contracts drafted in English, whatever the governing law.

Participants will receive a copy of Ken’s publication A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting (5th Edition, ABA Publishing) as part of the course fee. As the books will be shipped from overseas, please register and pay for the course by 31 January 2025 to receive your copy before the course start date. Participants will be required to pick up their copy from the SAL office at The Adelphi, 1 Coleman Street, #08-08. For registrations received from 1 February 2025 onwards, the books will be ready for collection 4 weeks after the end of the course.

Pricing (before GST)

SAL Member	$715.00 Price includes the publication A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting (5th Edition) by Ken A. Adams. (List price US$139.95)
Non-SAL Member	$775.00 Price includes the publication A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting (5th Edition) by Ken A. Adams. (List price US$139.95)

SkillsFuture Credit (for self-funded individuals only)

All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can utilise their SkillsFuture Credit to cover a wide range of approved skills-related courses. The SkillsFuture Credit top up of $500 expires on 31 December 2025. Take this opportunity to partially offset the course fee with your SkillsFuture Credit. You can explore available courses on the MySkillsFuture website. Please complete this form if you are interested to claim your SkillsFuture Credit only.

SkillsFuture Funding (for self/company funded)

As an Approved Training Organisation (ATO), this training programme is subsidised by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). Course Fee Funding and Training Allowance / Absentee Payroll are available to self-/company-funded individuals. Please complete this form if you are interested to apply for SkillsFuture Funding only or both SkillsFuture Funding and SkillsFuture Credit.

Please note that individuals who apply for SkillsFuture Funding including the SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy and SkillsFuture Enhanced Training Support for SMEs are required to sit for and pass an assessment. They will be responsible to pay SAL the full course fee if they do not pass the assessment.

See the 'Fees and Subsidies' table below for pricing details.

C$ may be utilised to partially offset the course fees.

Member's Price: SGD 779.35

Usual Price: SGD 844.75

Member's Price: SGD 779.35

Usual Price: SGD 844.75

CPD Points : 6

Contract Law

Corporate

Overview

Day 1

8.45am – 9am	Registration
9.00am – 9.30am	The State of Contract Drafting
9.30am – 10.00am	The Front and Back of the Contract
10.00am – 10.30am	Categories of Contract Language
10.30am – 10.40am	Break
10.40am – 11.30am	Categories of Contract Language (continued)
11.30am – 11.40am	Contract Layout
11.40am – 12.10pm	Using Defined Terms

Day 2

8.45am – 9am	Registration
9.00am – 9.35am	Ambiguity and Vagueness
9.35am – 10.15am	Select Usages
10.15am – 10.30am	Drafting as Writing
10.30am – 10.40am	Break
10.40am – 11.45am	Bringing It All Together – Drafting exercise
11.45am – 12.10pm	Effecting Change
12.10pm – 12.15pm	Break
12.15pm – 12.45pm	Assessment

Speakers

Ken Adams

Ken Adams occupies a unique position in the field of contracts, in that he’s the only commentator to focus on how to say clearly and concisely in a contract whatever you want to say.

Ken’s book A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting has been a best-seller for the American Bar Association since it was published 2004; the fifth edition was published in February 2023. His work has been cited by courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court and Delaware courts.

He has conducted hundreds of online and in-person Drafting Clearer Contracts presentations internationally, both public and in-house for companies, law firms, and government agencies. He also offers Drafting Clearer Contracts: Masterclass, which is built around eight hour-long weekly sessions.

Ken is chief content officer of LegalSifter, a company that combines artificial intelligence and expertise to help with the contract process. He’s also head of Adams Contracts, a division of LegalSifter that develops automated contract templates.

A U.S. citizen, Ken was raised in Africa and Europe; he received all of his secondary and college education in England. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1989, Ken practiced corporate law at major law firms in New York and Geneva, Switzerland.

Other Information

SILE Accredited CPD Activity

Number of Public CPD Points: 6
Day 1 - 3 CPD points
Day 2 - 3 CPD points

Practice Area: Corporate / Commercial

Training Level: General

SILE Attendance Policy

Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar on each day of the activity, and not being away from any part of the webinar for more than 15 minutes on each day of the activity. Participants may obtain 3 Public CPD Points for each day of the event on which they comply strictly with the Attendance Policy. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.

Fees and Subsidies

Category of Individuals	Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents		Employer-sponsored and self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 40 years old and above		SME-sponsored local employees (i.e. Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents)
Funding Source	SkillsFuture Funding (Baseline)		SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy		SkillsFuture Enhanced Training Support for SMEs
	SAL Member	Non-SAL Member	SAL Member	Non-SAL Member	SAL Member	Non-SAL Member
Course Fee	$715.00	$775.00	$715.00	$775.00	$715.00	$775.00
Less SkillsFuture Funding	$357.50	$387.50	$500.50	$542.50	$500.50	$542.50
Total Nett Fee	$357.50	$387.50	$214.50	$232.50	$214.50	$232.50
Course Fee GST	$64.35	$69.75	$64.35	$69.75	$64.35	$69.75
Total	$421.85	$457.25	$278.85	$302.25	$278.85	$302.25
Less SkillsFuture Credit (for self-sponsored individuals only)	$421.85	$457.25	$278.85	$302.25	-	-
Total Fee Payable to SAL for self-sponsored individuals	$0	$0	$0	$0	-	-
Total Fee Payable to SAL for employer-sponsored individuals	-	-	$278.85	$302.25	$278.85	$302.25

* For company-funded individuals, please ensure SME declaration has been completed prior to registration.
* Please note: All funding from SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) is subject to approval from SSG and meeting SSG terms and conditions.
* Please note: Total Fee Payable to SAL is indicative only.

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