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9-year-old Lions fan gets shout-out from favorite player Aidan Hutchinson [Video]

FLAT ROCK, Mich. (WXYZ) — A 9-year-old boy from Flat Rock says he is over the moon after getting a shout-out from his favorite Lions player.

Conner Adcock says the Lions are his favorite team and his favorite player to watch is Aidan Hutchinson. Conner says he was surprised and excited when the defensive end called him his good luck charm following the Lions win on Sunday night.

“I felt so happy and excited that they won. I was about to jump up and down and I was like ‘Oh my God! Dad, Mom keep looking. I gotta go to this next game,” said Conner.

The 9-year-old was also named hero of the week by House of Hutch, a nonprofit run by Aidan Hutchinson and his family. Each week the organization picks a different child, many of which are facing a challenging medical battle, to recognize.

Conner says during this past football …

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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