ENGLISH LAW FOR
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL PRACTICE
Stop second-guessing English law. Start advising on it with confidence.
A 5-day intensive in London for civil law trained lawyers who work on English law transactions, and want to close the gap between what they know and what the deals demand.
۞ SRA & Dubai GLAD accredited ۞ Taught by UK-qualified solicitors ۞ 20+ years delivering legal training
EMG Associates (UK) Limited
Where Knowledge Becomes Confidence
- SOUND FAMILIAR ?
You advise on English law deals. But the system wasn't yours to begin with.
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You're trained in civil law — but your clients' contracts, transactions, and disputes are governed by English law
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You know the concepts, but you're not always sure how English courts would actually rule if things went wrong
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You've seen deals where civil law assumptions led to real risk — a good faith clause that doesn't hold, an exclusion that doesn't work, a structure that doesn't protect
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You want to give advice that's commercially sharp and legally precise — not hedged, not uncertain
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You'd rather invest 5 days now than discover the gaps in the middle of a live transaction
- THE SHIFT
Where you are now → Where this programme takes you
Relying on civil law instincts for English law problems
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Recognising exactly where those instincts fail — and what English law actually requires
Unsure whether a negotiation has already created binding obligations
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Confident in identifying when and how contracts form under English law
Drafting limitation clauses that might not survive a dispute
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Understanding what English courts enforce, what they reject, and why
Advising on deal structures without seeing the IP and liability traps
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Spotting restructuring risks, asset transfer gaps, and IP ownership issues before they become problems
Uncertain about dispute strategy when English courts or arbitration are involved
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Advising strategically on litigation, enforcement, disclosure, and settlement under English law
- THE PROGRAMME
Five days. Five layers of practice.
Each day builds on the last — foundations to strategy, with case-based practical work every day.
DAY 01 Legal Systems, Risk & Business Behaviour
You'll understand why English law produces fundamentally different legal and commercial outcomes — and where civil law assumptions
most commonly go wrong.
DAY 02 Contract Formation, Negotiations & Enforceability
You'll know exactly when business discussions become binding, how consideration works in practice, and why "good faith" doesn't
mean what civil law lawyers expect.
DAY 03 Contract Risk, Remedies & Dispute Exposure
You'll be able to assess how English courts read contracts, what exclusion clauses actually survive, and how remedy risk should shape the
way you draft deals.
DAY 04 Corporate Transactions, Restructuring & IP
You'll see how English law treats share vs asset deals, contract transfers, and IP ownership — and why these affect valuation, risk, and
post-transaction disputes.
DAY 05 Disputes, Enforcement & Strategic Legal Advice
You'll leave with a framework for managing disputes under English law — from jurisdiction and disclosure strategy to interim remedies
and settlement.
- WHAT THE PAST DELEGATES SAY
Results that speak for themselves
"Within a week of the programme, I renegotiated a limitation clause in a cross-border supply contract. I would not have caught the issue before."
Senior Associate · International law firm, Dubai
"The programme gave me a practical framework I still use for every English law transaction. Elahe makes complex concepts genuinely clear."
Partner · Commercial law firm, Amman
"For the first time, I understood why English courts ruled the way they did — not just what the rule was. That changed how I advise clients entirely."
In-house Counsel · Multinational corporation, Riyadh
"I came expecting theory. I left with a restructured approach to how I handle dispute clauses and IP assignments. Immediately applicable."
Legal Director · Energy sector, Abu Dhabi
20+ CPD 2 100%
Years of legal training SRA accredited Regulatory bodies Case-based learning
- YOUR PRESENTER
Elahe Ghazinoori — the person who built this programme around the gaps she saw lawyers actually face
Non-Practising Solicitor. Founder and Principal Presenter at EMG Associates. Over 20 years spent in professional legal training — not lecturing from textbooks, but working directly with civil law and common law lawyers on real transactions and disputes.
She's watched smart, experienced lawyers get tripped up by English law assumptions they didn't know they were making. This programme exists because those gaps are predictable — and fixable.
UK-qualified Solicitor
SRA Accredited Provider
Dubai GLAD Accredited
20+ Years in Legal Training
- THE DETAILS
Everything you need to know
DATES
22 – 26 June 2026
SCHEDULE
Mon – Fri, 09:30 – 14:30
FORMAT
In-person
VENUE
The Welbeck Hotel, 57-59 Welbeck St, W1G 9BL, London, UK
LANGUAGE
English
CPD
SRA & Dubai GLAD accredited
FEE
£4500
INCLUDES
All course materials & resources
The programme starts 22 June. Places are intentionally limited to keep the learning personalised and the group engaged. Once filled, registration closes — no waitlist, no recordings. If this is relevant to your practice, don't let the timing decide for you.