Outline of this workshop:
Notices in signing a contract
- Sign with whom?
Is it allowed to sign with affiliate of the opposite party?
Is it allowed to sign with accredited agency or business office of the opposite party?
- Who is competent to sign and stamp on a contract？
Is a salesman competent to sign a contract?
What is the effect of seals other than the official seal?
- Form of contract
Is an oral contract valid?
Can a contract be signed via fax or email?
- Others
Key contents of a contract
- What contents and clauses should be included?
Is it allowed if the price is stipulated as fluctuating in line with market conditions?
- How to do if following clauses are absent?
Place of fulfillment
Method of payment (in cash or by cheque)
Time of payment
- What are standard clauses?
What is the so-called “standard contract”?
Are standard clauses invalid?
What are standard clauses?
How to deal with standard clauses?
Important role of clauses in connection with liability for breach
- How to stipulate such clause?
Is an enormous penalty allowed?
- What is deposit clause?
- Differences between deposit and down payment?
- What losses can be claimed if the opposite party violates the contract?
Significance of clauses of jurisdiction or arbitration
- Litigation and arbitration
Under what kinds of circumstances to file a lawsuit or apply for arbitration?
Where to file a lawsuit or apply for arbitration?
Can litigation and arbitration go on simultaneously?
- Governing law
Is it allowed to choose the law of other countries as the governing law?
What kinds of contracts should be subject to Chinese law?
签订合同应注意的几个问题
- 跟谁签订合同
跟对方的分公司能不能签？
跟对方的派驻机构、办事处能不能签？
- 谁能在合同落款处签名、签章
业务员能否签署合同？
业务章的效力如何？
- 订立合同的形式
除了书面的形式外，口头合同是否有效？
能否通过传真、电子邮件签署合同？
- 其他
合同的核心内容
- 合同应该包含哪些内容和条款
价格能否约定为随行就市？
- 有的条款没有约定怎么处理？
没有约定履行地点怎么办？
没有约定是付现金还是支票如何处理？
没有约定具体的付款时间怎么要求对方付款？
- 什么是格式条款？
人们常说的“格式合同”是什么概念？
格式条款是否都无效？
什么是格式条款？
碰到格式条款如何处理？
违约责任条款的重要作用
- 违约条款应如何约定
能否约定一个巨额的违约金？
- 什么是定金条款？
- “定金”和“订金”的区别？
- 什么是违约金条款？
- 对方违约时，能够要求对方赔偿哪些损失？
管辖权或仲裁条款的重要意义
-诉讼与仲裁
什么情况下可以诉讼？什么情况下可以仲裁？
去哪儿起诉和仲裁？
能否同时进行诉讼和仲裁？
- 合同法律适用
当事人能否选择其他国家的法律？
哪些合同必须适用中国的法律？
Speaker:
Wang Bin, Attorney at Law
Senior Partner of Dacheng Law Offices, Deputy Director of Dacheng Tianjin Office
王斌, 律师
大成律师事务所合伙人, 天津分所副主任。
王斌律师毕业于西南政法大学，获得学学士学位，并就读于南开大学，获得金融学硕士学位。毕业后曾在天津海事法院从事审判工作多年，于2001年在广东敬海律师事务所执业，2002年发起创办了天津禾源律师事务所，为律师事务所副主任。2007年7月加入大成律师事务所。目前还受聘于天津股权交易所评审委员会担任专家委员。
主要业务领域：金融业务、公司业务、资本市场业务、海事业务。
王斌律师曾经服务的主要客户包括天津海运股份有限公司、美国花旗集团有限公司、中国农业银行天津分行、香港银建国际实业有限公司等国内外企、事业单位。同时还担任十多家企业常年法律顾问。
Agenda:
14:30-15:00 registration
15:00-17:00 presentation, Q&A
Terms & Conditions:
To confirm your attendance please kindly contact Una Zhang at tianjin@euccc.com.cn or by phone on 022 2374 1122 before the close of business on May 20th, 2010.
If after registering you are unable to attend, please cancel your participation by phone or email 24hours in advance, otherwise the full rate will be charge. This will help the smooth running of the event. Thanks for your kind understanding.