Online contracts & terms
Drafting and reviewing website terms, online sales conditions, platform rules and electronic contracting flows so obligations are visible, coherent and capable of proof.
E-commerce is not simply traditional commerce moved online. Identity, consent, electronic evidence, platform rules, payment flows and cross-border reach all change the legal analysis.
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How the practice helps
Digital business risk
Identifying legal exposure across customer journeys, marketplace relationships, payment arrangements, delivery, cancellations, intellectual property and data use.
Electronic transactions
Assessing the legal effect and evidentiary value of electronic documents, signatures, records and communications under the applicable framework.
Cross-border commerce
Examining jurisdiction clauses, governing law, consumer-facing activity and enforcement where the business, buyer, platform or payment provider is located abroad.
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Legal context
An online transaction may engage several legal systems at once.
Lebanon’s Law No. 81/2018 provides an important framework for electronic transactions, documents, signatures and personal data. It operates alongside contract, commercial, consumer-protection, evidentiary and private-international-law rules. A sound digital-business structure must account for the complete transaction—not one statute in isolation.
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Frequently asked questions
Direct questions deserve precise answers.
What should e-commerce terms and conditions address?
They should reflect the actual business model and address identity, products or services, price, payment, delivery or performance, cancellation and returns, acceptable use, intellectual property, privacy, liability and dispute resolution.
Are electronic documents and signatures legally effective in Lebanon?
Law No. 81/2018 gives electronic documents and signatures legal recognition when the statutory conditions are met. The technical method, attribution, integrity and surrounding evidence remain important.
Can a foreign online business face proceedings in Lebanon?
Possibly. The answer depends on the parties, contractual clauses, place of performance or harm, consumer context and the jurisdictional rules applicable to the particular claim.
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General information only. This page does not constitute legal advice and does not create an attorney–client relationship.