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Sven-Gran Eriksson keen to manage Liverpool in charity match after terminal cancer diagnosis | Football [Video]

A defiant Sven-Göran Eriksson says he will ‘refuse to give up’ after being diagnosed with terminal cancer and would take up the call to manage Liverpool in their charity match with Ajax should he get the call.

Last week, Eriksson, 75, revealed he may only have a year left to live in a ‘best case’ scenario and messages of support have poured in for the much-loved ex-England boss from around the football world.

The Swede, who also took charge of the likes of Manchester City, Leicester City, Benfica, Lazio and Roma across a distinguished 40-year managerial career, left his role as sporting director of Karlstad BK around 10 months ago, at the time citing ‘health issues’ as the reason for his decision.

Speaking to Sky Newsafter the news broke, Eriksson explained how one of his biggest footballing regrets was that he never got the chance to manage Liverpool, the team he has …

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register