Doing business in Africa: Legal frameworks 2023
This course provides a platform for learning the plural legal frameworks for the conduct of business in different parts of the African continent - that is, within and between regions and countries.
These legal frameworks are shaped by various legal traditions such as international and regional law, common law, civil law, and religious and customary law principles. The course has been designed to assist interested parties in navigating their investment interests in Africa and equipping them with the legal framework for interacting with stakeholders.
Join us for an six-hour course, held over three days.
When and where?
6 to 8 September 2023, 9:00 to 11:00 SAST
This course will be held remotely, most likely on Zoom - exact details will be sent to registered participants a few days before the course.
Who will benefit from this course?
The course will apply to corporate attorneys and legal consultants interested in the legal aspects of doing business in Africa, among others.
Presenters
Victor Amadi is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Comparative Law in Africa (CCLA), University of Cape Town (UCT). He is also an Olu Akinkugbe Business Law in Africa Fellow and a Research Fellow at the New South Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa. He is involved in teaching courses on Law and Regional Integration in Africa and Comparative Business Law in Africa to undergraduate and postgraduate students at UCT while providing extensive research advice in these areas.
Tebogo Lefifi holds an LLM in Chinese business law from Hong Kong Open University and is a doctoral candidate in the Centre for Comparative Law in Africa (CCLA) at UCT. She holds a BCom from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and completed postgraduate courses in finance and economics. She spent a decade studying Chinese business, language and law in China. Tebogo has become a thought leader on Africa-China relations and featured in key Chinese and African media.
How much?
R2,100 per person
Certificate
A certificate of attendance from UCT will be issued to those who attend the full course.
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