As the legal landscape continues to evolve, charities must stay informed to protect their operations, assets, and legacy.
This webinar will provide a practical overview of key developments affecting the sector, including recent changes to UK data protection laws, updates in employment legislation, essential guidance on intellectual property management, and strategies for safeguarding legacy income amid rising inheritance disputes.
Join us to gain expert insights and actionable advice to help your charity stay compliant, resilient, and future-ready.
Throughout the session we’ll explore:
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Legacy income and inheritance disputes
Engaging donors to grow legacy income involves long-term stewardship. Disputes such as contested wills or unclear intentions can threaten these gifts. We’ll  help you to understand the types of dispute which might arise and how evidence of the donor journey can help in contentious probate disputes.
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Intellectual property awareness
Many organisations lack a clear understanding of intellectual property (IP), especially regarding how to protect it. This can lead to complications when collaborating with third parties on content creation, as inadequate IP management may result in unexpected financial demands from those partners. We’ll address the type of IP rights which can protect your organisation and its activities, how to protect those rights and common pitfalls and how to avoid them.Â
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Employment law changes
The Employment Rights Bill will see employers grapple with the biggest set of legislative changes we’ve had for years. We’ll explain what to expect and why, giving you some key action points for ensuring resilient to the changes ahead that are tailored to the charity sector. Expect day-one unfair dismissal rights, changes to the way in which you can use low level contracts, the need to take all reasonable steps to prevent third party harassment such as service users, donors, and volunteers.
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UK data protection laws
2025 has seen the biggest changes to UK data protection laws since GDPR.  The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 is now on the statute books and will both introduce new requirements and change existing ones. We will look at some of the key reforms and what they mean for charities, what you should do and when.
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Sarah is a Partner in the serious injury team at Irwin Mitchell. Sarah specialises in complex cases involving life changing injuries and has a particular expertise in neurotrauma; bringing claims for both adults and children who have suffered a brain injury.
She is accredited as a brain injury specialist by the APIL injury Accreditation Scheme and has close links with Headway having been appointed as a Trustee of Headway East London in 2013.
Sarah is also a committee member for the Acquired Brain Injury Forum for London (ABIL) and is keen to raise awareness of acquired brain injury across London and the UK.
Sarah is passionate about rehabilitation and has extensive experience of securing early interim payments so that she can put rehabilitation in place for her clients to ensure that their rehabilitation can start as soon as possible.
