Seminars

My 15 April and 16 April “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars in Zurich are fast approaching. They will be my only seminars in Continental Europe this year. For more information, go here.

My December 11, 2014, San Francisco “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar was cancelled because of a power outage caused by the epic storm that swept through the city that morning. It has now been rescheduled for February 20, 2015; go here for more information. The rescheduled seminar isn’t open only to those who registered for the December 11 seminar—newcomers are welcome too! … Read More

I’m sorry that I’ve been slow to post this, but I won’t be doing seminars in Australia in 2015, even though the author note in my 2014 article for the ACLA Journal (here) said that I would be. It’s not for lack of demand. Instead, Melbourne University has been going through serious budget woes, so my partner Melbourne Law School simply … Read More

Recently I did in Toronto a day-long workshop entitled “An Intensive Program in the Categories of Contract Language.” “The categories of contract language” is my term for issues relating to use of verb structures in contracts, including how to express obligations, the distinction between obligations and conditions, and appropriate use of the word shall, among many others. Handling the categories … Read More

I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be giving public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, 15 April, and Thursday, 16 April 2015. The seminars will be held at the headquarters of ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. For more information, go here.

I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be giving a public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar in Beijing on March 6, 2015, and one in Shanghai on March 10, 2015. More information will be forthcoming. For now, anyone who’s interested should contact Simon Huang of SiS Conference at simon.huang@sis-conf.com or +86 21 5160 0280-666.

I described in this post how I had been a little nervous about how I’d be received in England. Well, the initial feedback from participants at my seminar for University College London suggests that I needn’t have worried too much. Here’s a sample: Ken’s personality and enthusiasm made the course. It has been a long time since I enjoyed a … Read More

Just a reminder that on October 16 at 14:30 BST (9:30 EDT), I’ll be giving for eCPD Webinars a webinar entitled “The Perils of Translating International Contracts.” For more information, go here. Thereafter it will be available in recorded form.

On December 3, I’m giving a public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar in Toronto with my longtime partner, Osgoode Professional Development. For more information, go here. But I’m particularly interested in what comes after that: On December 4, I’m doing for the first time a new seminar entitled—excuse me while I catch my breath—”Advanced ‘Drafting Clearer Contracts’: An Intensive Program in … Read More

Here’s a list of where and when in 2015 I’ll be doing public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars in the U.S. for West LegalEdcenter: February 20, San Francisco, CA (information here, but clicking once takes you to the wrong page; click “Back” then click on the link again to go to the right page) March 19, Houston, TX April 2, Nashville, TN … Read More