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Contracts can confuse, complicate, or clarify — depending on how they're approached. This session offers a structured overview of how to work more effectively with contracts, whether you're issuing them or receiving them. We’ll look at how to simplify the process, avoid pitfalls, and focus on clarity rather than complexity. For accountants, bookkeepers, and advisers working with client agreements, supplier contracts, or service terms, this session provides practical ways to approach contractual relationships with more confidence and less risk.

In this webinar William Buist will cover the following topics:

• What contracts are really for — and why clarity beats complexity
• Writing contracts: Structuring the essentials that actually get used
• Reviewing received contracts: What to look for, and how to respond
• Changing standard terms: The power of the red pen
• Contract failure: What it means, and how to avoid reaching that point

By attending this session, you will:

• Understand the principles behind effective contract drafting and review
• Recognise what belongs in a contract — and what’s often unnecessary
• Know how to respond to clauses that don’t serve your business
• Gain confidence in adjusting or querying contracts you receive
• Be equipped to strengthen working relationships through clearer agreements

This session will be of particular interest to:

• Accountants, bookkeepers, and practice leaders
• Professionals involved in preparing or signing client agreements
• Anyone reviewing supplier, partnership, or employment contracts

Course Level: Intermediate