Legal Aspects of Purchasing
A working knowledge of the most important purchasing laws is
essential, as is a basic knowledge of your rights and the rights of
the seller under certain circumstances. Understanding the Legal
Aspects of Purchasing is designed to clarify what is often the most
daunting part of buying and selling. Let a qualified lawyer with
extensive procurement experience lead you, step by step, through the
maze of contract law and the Uniform Commercial Code. The examples
discussed in this seminar will be real, and the application will be
on the day-to-day procedures, systems, and decisions made by your
company—helping you to be confident that you can avert major
problems. Special emphasis will be placed on the "how to" of reading
and understanding the code and complicated legal clauses.
Participants will learn to:
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Recognize the
practical subtleties of purchasing contracts
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Take steps to
protect your organization from expensive liability
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Interpret the
Uniform Commercial Code and understand complicated legal clauses
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Provide remedies
if contract terms are not met
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Ensure the
quality of goods and services legally
Recommended for:
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Both new and
experienced purchasing professionals, buyers, purchasing
administrators, purchasing supervisors, materials managers,
purchasing managers, purchasing directors, suppliers
representatives, sales managers, and customer service
representatives
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Those who seek
to gain a basic understanding of contract law and the Uniform
Commercial Code's Article 2
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Those who need
to apply legal principles to everyday purchasing contracts and
decisions.
