Charity Contracts Under the Microscope - Risk, Due Diligence & Regulatory Exposure

Introduction

Are your charity clients fully protected when entering into contracts, or are unseen risks exposing them to regulatory scrutiny?

Charity trustees are under a continuous duty to act in the best interests of their charity, with risk mitigation at the heart of that obligation. As a charity lawyer, you play a critical role in advising on contracts for goods, services, partnerships, and joint ventures - areas where legal oversight is essential.

Even where trustees act in good faith, these agreements can create significant exposure including financial loss, reputational damage and potential regulatory intervention where due diligence falls short. Strengthening your approach to contract review and risk allocation can make a decisive difference for your clients.

Join this webinar to sharpen your expertise in identifying and mitigating contractual risk in the charity sector so you can better protect your clients and support trustees in meeting their legal duties.

What You Will Learn

The webinar will cover the following:

• The legal duties of charity trustees as they relate to contractual relationships
• Key contractual terms, including trustee obligations, start and end dates, termination arrangements etc., of which trustees should be aware
• The importance of excluding, limiting and capping liability
• Novation and assignment of contracts and their implications
• The need for the retention of a centralised contract database
• The importance of periodic audits and reviews of charity contracts
• The place of insurance and indemnities in charity contracts
• Due diligence in relation to commercial partnerships

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 5th November 2026

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