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Managing Legal Risk in E-Commerce and Digital Transactions

Online selling, digital payments and click to accept contracts have transformed African commerce, but they raise fresh questions about consumer rights, contract formation and liability. This course helps businesses manage the legal risks of e-commerce and digital transactions. Delegates review online contract formation, consumer protection online, chargeback disputes and the enforceability of digital terms.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain how binding contracts are formed in online and click to accept environments.
  • Apply consumer protection rules to online sales, returns and cooling off rights.
  • Manage payment, chargeback and refund disputes in digital channels.
  • Draft enforceable website terms, privacy notices and online sale conditions.
  • Allocate liability for platform, marketplace and third party seller arrangements.
  • Build a compliance checklist for launching or reviewing an online channel.

Course outline

  1. 01Contract Formation in Digital Environments
  2. 02Consumer Rights in Online Selling
  3. 03Website Terms and Online Sale Conditions
  4. 04Digital Payments, Chargebacks and Refunds
  5. 05Marketplace and Platform Liability
  6. 06Privacy and Data Obligations in E-Commerce
  7. 07Handling Online Disputes and Complaints
  8. 08E-Commerce Legal Risk Checklist

Who should attend

This course is designed for e-commerce managers, digital and marketing leads, legal and compliance officers and finance teams responsible for online sales channels and digital payment operations.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
15 to 16 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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