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Street closures for 2022 Dallas Marathon [Video]

Street closures related to the event setup and staging started at 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to city officials. This will continue through 6 a.m. Monday.

DALLAS — The BMW Dallas Marathon Festival is back this upcoming weekend, but road closures already started Wednesday morning.

The Dallas Marathon is a nonprofit organization that promotes health and physical fitness through running events and related activities. 

Established in 1971, this marathon has become Dallas’ largest and Texas’ longest-running marathon. The festival runs from Friday through Sunday and includes a half marathon, 50K ultra marathon, 2-person half marathon relay, 5-person marathon relay, 10K, 5K, a 5K Team Challenge and the Friday Night Lights Mile and various Kids Races.

Street closures related to the event setup and staging started at 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to city officials. This will continue through 6 a.m. Monday.

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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