GIMPA LAW SCHOOL
GIMPA Law School informs the general public of the introduction of Public/Private Sector Capacity Building Law Courses. The courses include:
Legal Education Workshops
Client requested/institution specific law courses.
The School hereby invites applications for its first Legal Education Workshops which commences in the month of February 2012.
The aim of the Legal Education programme is to assist in training professionals who need basic knowledge of law for their day-to-day operations at their workplaces. The courses have been carefully designed to equip participants with skills to enhance their knowledge and improve the quality of their decisions. The programme is recommended for middle level and senior level administrators who do not have legal background.
COURSE TITLE
I. CONTRACT LAW & CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Date: 27th – 29th February, 2012 (3days)
The course provides a comprehensive review of legal issues regarding contracts and contract drafting, principles and legal remedies. Participants will be guided by facilitators to practice drafting and revising of contract documents as well learn key elements of managing contract
Course Outline
Ghana Legal System
Introduction to the Law of Contracts
Formation of Contract
Acceptance
Consideration
Intention to Create legal relation
Capacity to Contract
Vitiating Factors
Misrepresentation
Duress and undue influence
Illegality and Enforcement of Contractual Obligations
Contract in Restraint of trade
Discharge of Contract
Remedies for Breach of Contract
II. LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
7th – 9th March 2012
The personal identity of each individual, as well as his or her social relations, is forged largely within and around the workplace. Active life starts and ends with work. Work assumes a paramount importance in our lives. Legal regulation of work and the employment relations in many liberal constitutional democracies have assumed great eminence within the circle of laws generally seen as primordial for socio-economic development and growth.
The course is essentially related to principles of labour law in relation to collective rights, trade unions, collective bargaining, and human rights such as freedom of association. It also includes employment law, which tends to focus on the individual contract of employment and the employment relationship.
Course Outline
The Scope and Sources Of Labour Law in Ghana
International Labour Organization (ILO) and Its Conventions
The Employment Relationship
Protection and General Conditions Of Employment
Protection Of Remuneration
Protection Of Special Persons
Termination Of Employment
Trade Unions and Employers’ Organizations and Collective Bargaining Agreements
National Tripartite Committee and National Labour Commission and
Settlement of Industrial Disputes
Occupational Health, Safety and Environment, Labour Inspection, and
Ancillary Employment Legislation
Public Service Compensation Policy and Practice
III. COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION
Date: 14th – 16th March 2012 (3days)
The Commercial Transactions course takes a practical look at the technical legal issues and key drafting issues associated with four distinct commercial transaction that together traverse the life cycle of a business, from the establishment phase, through expansion, exit, and finally, winding up.
Course Outline
Ghana Legal System
Contract Law
Agency
Sale and Supply
International Trade
Payment Mechanism in Commercial Transaction
Commercial Credit & Security
Competition Law – Anti-Trust law
Institutional Property
Commercial Dispute Resolution
IV: INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT
Date: 28th – 30th March (3days)
The course will examine principles of international contract law, using the Unidroit Principles, reviewing their structure and scope; basic ideas including freedom of contract, openness to usages, favor contractus, fair dealing and good faith, policing unfairness; purpose; and uses. The influence that the International Chamber of Commerce has over international contract law, together with concepts and procedures inherent to international contract arbitration will be reviewed and analyzed. A broad array of documents typically used in international business transactions will also be explored.
Course Outline
Introduction to the role of Contracts in international business.
Forms of Contracts, terms and conditions
Special content for international contracts
Negotiations
Cultural aspects in contracting
Drafting
Enforcement of International Contract Provision
Dispute Resolution
V. CRITICAL TOPICS IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
2nd – 4th April 2012 (3days)
This module is designed as a practical and exploratory course through which participants are expected to be introduced to topics dealing with the complexities of corporate governance in an emerging economy such as Ghana’s. It would adopt a practical approach to an understanding of the Companies’ Act within the context of corporate administration in Ghana and more especially viewed against the background of advancing the interests of key constituents such as shareholders and employee interests as controllers and managers. By adopting a comparative approach when necessary, the course will provide broad insights for participants into the issues to be discussed and dealt with
Course Outline
Key Issues confronting corporate governance in contemporary Ghana
Global dynamics of corporate governance and state regulation
The Companies Act and requirements of corporate governance
Governing organs within corporations
Transparency requirements and internal checks
Regulatory issues affecting corporate governance
Employee contribution to corporate governance
VI. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
15th – 17th April 2012 (3days)
The module on administrative law is intended both as an introductory and critical insight into the legal and regulatory framework governing the administration of corporate entities and the public service in Ghana. It adopts a contemporary approach in treating relevant topics and situates the principles of administrative law within the requirements of the current constitutional regime in which administrative justice represents a pivotal value. Course participants will be treated to a wide range of topics that straddle mainstream administrative law, relevant constitutional law and introductory to the Ghanaian legal system.
Course Outline
Ghana Legal System
Introduction to administrative law
Scope, limits and regulation of administrative discretion
Decision making
Administrative discipline and requirements of natural justice
Administrative justice: liabilities and remedies Rights and liabilities of decision-making officials
Administrative remedies
Deadline for registration of any of the courses is ONE WEEK to its commencement date.
Target: Middle Level and Senior Level Managers of Public/Private Sector Organizations, NGOs and Entrepreneurs.
Fee: GHC700.00 per COURSE (inclusive of tuition, course materials, lunch, and snack).
Location: GIMPA Law School
Time: 8am – 5pm
Facilitation: The Facilitators are a hybrid of astute academicians and renowned industry experts.
How to Register
Forms can be downloaded from the GIMPA website or picked up at the GIMPA Law School at the cost of GHC10.00. Downloaded forms should be for paid during submission.
Completed application forms should be sent to:
The Senior Assistant Registrar
GIMPA Law School
P. O. Box AH50
Achimota
Accra.
Please note that there is limited space for subscription, so early registration is recommended to avoid disappointment. The workshops can also be customized and delivered at your preferred site.
For further enquiries please contact the Secretariat via email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or, call: 0302401681-3/412337/412354 Ext 2173-4 or 0302 951404 or 020379154
