Intellectual Property for Non-Specialists

Legal, Contracts and Governance|2 days|Classroom or live online

Intellectual Property for Non-Specialists is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through board procedure and employment law without assuming prior specialist training. The programme exists because commercial teams routinely sign obligations that legal only sees after a dispute, and because capability in this area is usually built on the job with no structure behind it. Delegates leave able to work confidently with contract lifecycle management, cross-border contracting and legal risk assessment in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Spot where contract lifecycle management is failing before it becomes a finding, measured against the Companies Act
Take ownership of cross-border contracting rather than escalating it
Make a decision about legal risk assessment without waiting for a specialist
Review commercial law fundamentals and say plainly whether it is working

What the course covers

Board procedure
Employment law
Contract lifecycle management
Cross-border contracting
Legal risk assessment
Commercial law fundamentals
Company secretarial practice

Who should attend

contract managers
in-house counsel
company secretaries
commercial managers who sign contracts

Fees

South Africa	R10 000
Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf	USD 1 100
Live online	USD 900

Per delegate, for the full 2 days. Covers tuition, course materials and refreshments. Excludes travel and accommodation. South African courses carry VAT at 15%; on deliveries outside South Africa the VAT position is confirmed on the quotation, because it depends on where your organisation is registered.

Scheduled dates

23 to 24 Nov 2026	Online	USD 900
15 to 16 Feb 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
15 to 16 Mar 2027	Dubai	USD 1 100
26 to 27 Apr 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
31 May to 1 Jun 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
12 to 13 Jul 2027	Gaborone	USD 1 100
23 to 24 Aug 2027	Lusaka	USD 1 100
4 to 5 Oct 2027	Nairobi	USD 1 100
15 to 16 Nov 2027	Lusaka	USD 1 100

Dates are the published schedule at the time this page was printed. We also run this programme on request, and in-house for a full team.

How to book

Call 069 221 6943 or email info@isptrainings.co.za with the date and the number of delegates. We reply with a written quotation and an invoice. A registration is not a confirmed booking until we confirm it in writing.

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