Practical tips for spotting commercial issues in your charity

In this training, experts from our commercial and charity teams will provide a practical and high-level overview of commercial issues impacting charities, including data protection, Intellectual Property, and contracts.

By understanding these areas, charities can better protect their resources, operate efficiently, and maintain public trust in their work, ensuring they can continue their charitable work effectively and sustainably.

What we will cover

Intellectual Property (IP)
Learn why you need to safeguard your brand, content, and innovations. Understand the risks of IP infringement and how to leverage IP for your charity’s benefit.

Contracts
We’ll discuss the importance of reviewing, negotiating, and managing contracts and how to avoid common pitfalls that could affect your charity.

Data Protection
Data protection law is a complicated area to navigate; we’ll cover the latest legislation and give practical tips to ensure your charity complies with data protection laws.

Charity sector updates
We will also provide a bitesize update on governance issues currently affecting the charity sector.

Who should attend?

This session is ideal for trustees, chief executives, finance directors and key decision-makers who want to gain an understanding of key commercial legal issues that can impact charities and what to do when they arise.

Presenters include:

Samantha Pritchard, Partner, Sports, Education and Charities

Tom Justice, Associate, Commercial

Rhiannon Hastings, Paralegal, Commercial

Daniel Montana, Solicitor, Commercial