Workshop Question...

[Ted Harris]

1) No waiver or liability policy will protect you from your own negligence.

2) For best protection and general piece of mind get a basic business owner's policy. I have no idea what it would cost you in Canada but in the US you are looking at an annual cost of around $350 - 400 for excellent umbrella coverage, including liability.

Caveat: I am neither a lawyer nor an insurance expert .... just a photographer who carries such insurance.

[Jim Noel]

Ted beat me to the answer. Every workshop I have attended has had a liability policy to cover them, and the location where they intend to photograph, in case of an accident. I believe each National Park with which I am familiar requires a policy to protect the park in these cases.

When an accident happens, and money is involved, even close friends become litigants.

I believe it would be very unwise to hold a workshop without such a policy.

[Michael Gordon]

I believe each National Park with which I am familiar requires a policy to protect the park in these cases.

Yep. You cannot get a permit to conduct commerical workshops on any federal land (NP's, NM's, National Forest's, etc) without holding a liability policy (generally to the tune of a cool million).

[Robert Skeoch]

Hi Henry,

Maybe this will be of use to you. Don't call it a workshop... just a gathering of photographers. Don't charge for the workshop... although a materials fee of say $75 each would be reasonable.

Although the "gathering" is in Canada it wouldn't supprise me if our parks department has implemented some "group insurance policy" similar to the USA. In that case I doubt that you would need anything for a group of photographers out for the day... which is very different than a "Commercial Fee Based Workshop".

Just an idea.

Rob
www.bigcameraworkshops.com

[Capocheny]

Greetings,

Thank you all for your input... I believe we're starting to get a handle on the legal end of this workshop.

You'd think it would be a fairly straightforward kind of thing... but, alas, it sure isn't.

Thanks for your contributions.

Cheers

[jackies]

I work with alot of attorneys and have asked them this question. Do you need a release from participants. They just laugh and say yes it is good to have one but it really doesn't protect you. They feel that they could still sue for liability. They tell me that they just laugh under their breath and sign it anyway.

You might want to have liability insurance. Just a thought.

Good luck
Jackie

[Hans Berkhout]

HDC, I missed any previous info- when/where are you and Per planning this get together?

tx.

[Capocheny]

HDC, I missed any previous info- when/where are you and Per planning this get together?

tx.

Hi Hans,

If you check on the APUG forum under "Workshops".... Per has posted a note on the workshop.

To summarize, it's to be held in Vancouver, BC on September 15, 16, 17 for session 1. Session 2 is to be held on Sept 18, 19, and 20.

It's going to be a great workshop!

Cheers