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Be aware of the laws that apply to email

Are you aware of the laws that apply to email? We offer a webinar (online seminar) on the subject. Get a working understanding of email issues on your organisation and its business. Get up to speed quickly.

Reserve your seat below

What do we cover?

• Exploring the link between the governance principles in King III and email law
• Compliance with email laws
• Consideration of email rules, codes and standards
• What must your organisation comply with?
• Who needs to be aware?
  • The board
  • The role of CROs and Risk Managers
  • The role of the CIO and IT manager
  • The role of IT Governance officers
  • The role of the compliance officer
• Parliament has gone mad
• The benefits of complying with email law
• Applying email law to some interesting topics.  The practical application of the law:
  • Monitoring email in the workplace
  • Email as evidence
  • Production of an email
  • Conclusion of agreements by email
  • Personal information and email
  • Retaining and archiving email
• Take home points and action items

Outcomes

• Be aware of the risks related to email
• Get an overview of email laws
• Become sufficiently familiar with the general content of email laws to discharge your duties
• Understand the context of email laws and how they interact

See the article Email Compliance: Email law in South Africa on Online Legal for a full description.

Who should attend?

• Directors (executive and non-executive, CEOs and FDs) - to discharge their legal duties and direct the course of the organisation
• CAEs, auditors and assurance providers (internal and external) - to audit and provide assurance regards email
• CROs and Risk Managers - to manage email risks
• CIOs and IT Managers - to manage email
• IT Operators - to ensure that ICT operates
• IT Security officers - to secure ICT
• Information (protection) officers - to balance access to information and protection of information
• IT Governance officers and specialists - to govern email
• Compliance officers - to effectively comply with email laws
• Consultants - to advise and provide solutions on email related issues
• Legal advisors (corporate lawyers or in-house lawyers) - to provide good legal advice on email issues
• Entrepreneurs (internet and technology) - to start and build email businesses

Who is the presenter?

John Giles, Partner, Michalsons Attorneys
John is an information, communications and technology (ICT) lawyer.  He assists many organisations govern the risks related to email.  He has 10 years of experience applying his knowledge to organisations to help them grow and avoid legal problems, difficulties, and disputes.  He is a member of the King III IT Governance Sub-Committee.  John finds the best board meetings to be in a suit in the surf.

How long is it?

The webinar is about 45 minutes long.

What does it cost?

The price is R749 per person. After you have registered, we will send you an invoice. Once we have received payment, we will approve your attendance and send you information on joining the webinar. We offer a 100 percent money back guarantee. If you miss the event or are not happy for any reason, we will give you your money back.

Reserve your seat

Dates:

• Wednesday 21 April 2010 11AM to 12 AM - click here to register
• Wednesday 28 April 2010 11AM to 12 AM - click here to register

If none of these dates or times suit you, let us know.

Venue:

Online. It is live, so you can ask questions to make sure that you get the information you are looking for. If you want a personal in-house seminar at your offices, please contact us and we will send you a quote.

What do I need?

All you need is a reasonable Internet connection, and a pair of headphones.

Still have questions?

Click here to find out more about webinars. If you have any questions please email learning@michalsons.com or call 086 011 1245.

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