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Course Details:


Legal Awareness On-Line Training
Course Code LAOLT
Description: This on-line course provides an awareness of a wide range of commercial legal principles affecting MOD which staff may encounter when working within or dealing with the commercial function or industry (including how to use MOD central Legal Services).
Aim: To provide or increase awareness of legal issues and problems in a MOD commercial context.
Duration: 16 hours approximately.
Pre-Requisites: None.
Designed For: Commercial Officers  and non commercial staff involved with the commercial function or interacting with industry who require and overview of legal procedures.

This course is NOT open to Industry but delegates from UK Government or trading fund agencies will be considered on a case by case basis.

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Cost for Non MOD applicants: P.O.A.
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Objectives: By the end of the package delegates will be able to:

• Describe Central Legal Services and explain their role;
• Identify the commercial legal principles that effect the MOD;
• Describe the aim of the public procurement procedures;
• Describe the scoop of remedies available under the regulations;
• Describe competition and recognise what competition law seeks to achieve;
• Explain why contracts are necessary and identify the legal elements of a contract;
• Identify a breach of contract;
• Recognise the description of a dispute;
• List the different types of evidence.

Related Learning: None.