The Academy's NBA-ICLE Approved Programmes are designed for lawyers who want more than theoretical legal knowledge. They are built around real-world commercial practice, transactional thinking, and applied legal capability, delivered through structured live programmes and on-demand recordings.
These programmes reflect ME Academy's commitment to bridging the gap between legal education and the realities of corporate and commercial practice in Africa's evolving legal and business environment, delivered through structured live programmes and on-demand recordings.
Facilitated, interactive, cohort-based learning. These programmes are delivered live and are designed for lawyers who want structured engagement, expert facilitation, and practical discussion of commercial legal issues.
View upcoming datesThese are recordings of previously delivered NBA-ICLE approved live programmes. Designed for lawyers who want flexibility while still accessing structured, practical, and high-quality legal training.
Browse the coursesNBA-ICLE approval reflects recognition within a structured continuing legal education framework. At ME Academy, this approval is combined with something more important.
Our NBA-ICLE Programmes focus on practical transactional skills, not just theory, commercial context, not just legal principles, drafting, negotiation and advisory skills that reflect the demands of practice, developing confident lawyers who can apply legal knowledge to solve business problems and support clients effectively.
Corporate investigations are becoming increasingly complex, driven by heightened regulatory scrutiny, whistleblower disclosures, cross-border enforcement and growing reputational concerns. This two-part course is designed specifically for lawyers advising corporate entities, providing a practical roadmap for understanding, managing and responding to investigations from the perspective of in-house and transactional counsel. Part 1 introduces the key concepts and purpose of corporate investigations, including the role of counsel, internal inquiries, regulatory engagement and strategic considerations in managing investigation risks. Part 2 focuses on the practical execution of investigations, covering investigation planning, evidence management, interview strategy, reporting and remediation. Through legal analysis, case studies and hands-on exercises, participants will develop the skills to identify risks, support effective investigations, guide clients through challenging situations and deliver proactive, commercially focused legal advice.
Project finance transactions present unique legal and commercial risks and require a distinct approach to due diligence. This course provides you with a practical framework for conducting legal due diligence in project finance transactions, examining the characteristics of project finance structures, particularly their non-recourse or limited recourse nature, and the implications for legal risk assessment, transaction structuring and documentation. You will explore the roles of key project stakeholders, including sponsors, lenders, contractors, offtakers and regulators, and examine the different risk profiles of greenfield and brownfield projects. The course will also cover the legal due diligence process, including the review of title to project assets, regulatory, environmental and permitting requirements, material project contracts, and the identification and allocation of risks across transaction documents, equipping you with the practical skills required to support project finance transactions effectively.
This practical course introduces you to the key legal workstreams involved in equity transactions, with a focus on due diligence, transaction structuring and risk allocation. During the course, you will examine the purpose of legal due diligence, learn how to effectively manage and coordinate the due diligence process, and develop an understanding of how due diligence findings influence transaction negotiations and documentation. The course will also explore the negotiation of representations and warranties, the role of conditions precedent and conditions subsequent in transaction structuring, and the management of conditions precedent (CP) and conditions subsequent (CS) processes. You will also learn how to draft and review disclosure letters, including their purpose, content and limitations, while gaining practical insight into how these tools are used to identify, allocate, and manage risk in equity transactions.