The Essential Legal Guide to Events: A Practical Handbook for Event Professionals and their Advisors

This book contains legal advice for event professionals including event organisers, venue owners and suppliers. Providing key deal terms as well as necessary legal requirements, The Essential Legal Guide To Events covers significant legal and business issues faced by event professionals.

The Essential Legal Guide to Events is:-

• the only book on the market dedicated entirely to the legal aspects of events
• helpful for all events around the world, with particular relevance to those held in the United Kingdom, United States and South Africa
• covers both large and small events – from weddings to exhibitions to the Superbowl
• written in every day language by a leading international lawyer who has a thorough understanding of the events industry
• a valuable daily reference guide full of necessary legal requirements for event professionals and their advisors
• designed to easily implement into daily business practice – getting you up and running quickly, legally and smoothly
• an indispensable collection of key deal terms and negotiating strategies for events

With this book you will learn how to:-

• identify key legal issues relating to your events
• negotiate with full knowledge of your rights and obligations
• secure the provision of key rights and benefits in your contracts
• ensure that all essential deal terms are covered in your contracts
• protect yourself and minimise the risks involved in staging events - and avoid expensive litigation costs
• comply with the legal requirements of staging an event
• negotiate favourable rates and terms with event professionals
• save money by reducing the cost of insurance and insurance premiums – often a costly component of an event budget