Lunchtime Lecture: Balancing Personal Risk against Personal Reward - The Challenge of Charity Trusteeship

Kirsty qualified in 2002 and is an Associate in the Private Client team. She is a specialist charities lawyer who has spent may years advising the charities and not for profit / voluntary sector on all aspects of their operations.

Overview:

Kirsty will talk about the challenges and risks of charity trusteeship and how these can be mitigated.

The lecture will cover:

• The nature of charity
• The general fiduciary and statutory duties owed by charity trustees
• The risk of personal liability and how "structure" can impact on that
• Methods for avoiding, mitigating or managing the risk of personal liability:- i. Legal solutions; ii. Insurance; iii. Relief (statutory or otherwise)
• The increased role of regulation of the Sectore, in particular:- i. The Fundraising Review; ii. The Charities Bill - strengthening the powers of the Charity Commission

Date: Wednesday 9 March 2016

Time: 12.30pm Buffet lunch; 1pm Lecture; 2pm Finish

Venue: Hotel du Vin, Church St, Birmingham

Lectures are provided free of charge to CII/PFS members. A £15.00 chanrge is made for non-members attending the lecture payable at the time of booking (Please note: If payment is not made at the time of booking online, kindly advise in the comments box your method of payment, e.g. cheque to follow in post).

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