A business can build a flawless online store, a loyal customer base and a strong brand, and still lose everything to a single legal gap it never noticed: a contract that cannot be enforced, a data breach with no compliance plan behind it, or a trademark dispute that was never anticipated. As commerce moves online, the legal risks move with it, and they multiply faster than most business owners expect.

This Digital Business and E-Commerce Law Training Course gives participants a working map of that risk: how electronic contracts are formed and enforced, how customer data must be protected, how intellectual property holds up in a digital marketplace, what cybersecurity law requires, how competition and taxation rules apply online, and how disputes get resolved across borders. Lawyers, business owners, legal-tech specialists and e-commerce employees will leave equipped to spot legal risk before it becomes a legal problem.

Who should attend?

• Business owners, investors and executives running or planning to engage in e-commerce
• Lawyers and legal consultants specialising in commercial law
• Legal technology specialists
• Employees of e-commerce companies and online stores
• Students and professionals interested in commercial law and its digital developments

Knowledge and Benefits:

After completing the program, participants will be able to master the following:

• Apply current laws in practical e-commerce scenarios and understand the legal foundations of the sector
• Learn the laws and regulations related to electronic contracts
• Identify rights and obligations regarding personal data protection online
• Understand laws related to intellectual property in the online environment
• Comprehend legal issues related to cybersecurity and hacking
• Deal with legal disputes that may arise in e-commerce
• Understand tax and fee-related legislation in e-commerce, including its cross-border dimension

Module 1: The Legal Stakes of Doing Business Online

• Defining e-commerce and its forms (B2B, B2C, C2C)
• How e-commerce has evolved and reshaped traditional business models
• The international and local laws that govern it

Module 2: Electronic Contracts: Formation, Signatures and Enforcement

• The concept of electronic contracts and their fundamentals
• Legal conditions for their validity
• Electronic signatures and digital documentation tools
• Legal challenges in enforcing electronic contracts

Module 3: Protecting Customer Data and Privacy

• Privacy protection laws such as GDPR
• Companies' obligations regarding data collection and storage
• Cybersecurity as a data-protection tool
• Individuals' rights over their personal data online

Module 4: Intellectual Property in the Digital Marketplace

• Copyrights and patents online
• Trademark protection in e-commerce
• Digital infringements and how to address them
• Laws against online counterfeiting

Module 5: Cybersecurity, Hacking and Legal Responses

• Why cybersecurity matters in e-commerce
• Laws protecting networks and information from hacking
• Legal measures for responding to cyber-attacks
• The roles of governments and companies in strengthening cybersecurity

Module 6: Competing Fairly in Online Markets

• Anti-monopoly and unfair-competition laws in e-commerce
• Strategies for maintaining fair competition
• Issues raised by large companies dominating online markets

Module 7: Resolving E-Commerce Disputes

• Mechanisms for resolving legal disputes in e-commerce
• Mediation and arbitration as alternatives to litigation
• Jurisdictional questions in international e-commerce transactions

Module 8: Taxation and Cross-Border E-Commerce Regulation

• Taxes in e-commerce: VAT, income tax and others
• Tax challenges facing companies operating online, and dealing with tax evasion
• International regulations governing e-commerce, such as the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
• Coordinating local and international laws, and the cross-border legal challenges that follow