Overview 

Digital and electronic contracting has become an integral part of modern commercial practice, requiring legal practitioners to understand not only the validity of electronic agreements, but also the more complex issues surrounding authentication, electronic signatures, contracting platforms, automated contracting, evidentiary considerations and cross-border transactions. This advanced webinar will explore the practical and legal challenges that arise when contracts are negotiated, concluded, amended and performed electronically.

The session will consider the legal framework governing electronic contracts, the enforceability of different forms of electronic signatures, issues relating to identity and authority, the evidential value of electronic records, and emerging risks associated with digital contracting technologies. Particular attention will be given to practical drafting and risk-management considerations when advising clients on sophisticated electronic transactions.

Join Adv Dwight Snyman on 28 October 2026 from 13h00 to 14h30 for an advanced examination of the legal and practical issues surrounding digital and electronic contracts.

Learning Objectives 

Attending this webinar will equip you with the following skills: 

• Understand the legal principles governing the formation, validity and enforceability of digital and electronic contracts, including in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions.
• Gain a deeper understanding of the different types of electronic signatures and their legal implications, and learn how to address authentication, identity and authority risks.
• Understand the evidentiary considerations associated with electronic communications, records and digitally executed agreements.
• Acquire practical knowledge of drafting contractual provisions that address electronic execution, authentication, amendments and electronic notices.
• Gain insight into the legal risks of electronic contracting platforms, automated contracting and emerging digital technologies, and learn how to identify vulnerabilities and implement appropriate risk-mitigation measures.

Content 

The webinar will cover the following topics: 

• Legal framework governing digital and electronic contracts
• Formation and enforceability of electronic agreements
• Electronic signatures: types, validity and evidentiary significance
• Advanced authentication, identification and authority issues
• Contracting through email, online platforms and digital systems
• Click-wrap, browse-wrap and other forms of online contracting
• Electronic amendments, variations and acceptance
• Electronic records and evidentiary considerations
• Digital audit trails and proving contractual intent
• Automated contracting and technology-assisted agreements
• Risks associated with digital contracting platforms
• Cybersecurity, fraud and identity-related risks in electronic contracting
• Drafting effective electronic contracting clauses
• Electronic notices and communications
• Cross-border electronic contracting considerations
• Practical case studies and common contractual pitfalls
• Risk-management strategies for legal practitioners and their clients

About the presenter 

Adv. Dwight Snyman 

Adv. Dwight Snyman is an admitted member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates and is accredited by the Legal Practitioners Council as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa. Adv. Snyman completed articles of clerkship, and attorney’s competency exams under the auspices of the Wits Law Clinic. He completed his Advocacy pupillage under the tutelage of the esteemed Adv. Louis Du Bruyn. 

Adv. Snyman has had opportunity and success in litigation, in the High and Magistrates’ Courts of the republic, the CCMA, Disciplinary Hearings and assorted other venues and forums, and has become possessed of practical litigation experience beyond what would normally be expected from a practitioner of his age and seniority. He is the holder of a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) from the University of Cape Town, and postgraduate Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of the Witwatersrand, for which he was accorded the honour of being on the Dean’s list for his academic performance. 

Who should attend? 

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

• Attorneys. 

• Corporate Legal Professionals. 

• Legal Academics. 

• Candidate attorneys. 

• Law Students. 

• Paralegals. 

Price 

• R 400.00 - Online admission - Individual.  

• Group Price 1 - From R337 per person (up to 5 users)   

• Group Price 2 - From R260 per person (up to 10 users)   

• Group Price 3 - From R224 per person (over 11 users)  

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Additional material 

By attending this webinar you will be provided with: 

• A summarised slide presentation. 

• Reference documents and/ or course material where available. 

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar. 

About SA Legal Academy 

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