<h1>Legal checklist for UK-hosted international maritime festival: protocol, parliamentary publicity, security clearances, CIC fundraising and cultural claims</h1> An Odisha maritime festival organiser, operating as a UK community interest company, plans a two-day event with a session at the UK Parliament and a trade fair in Croydon, inviting foreign heads of state, parliamentarians and royal attendees. Legal considerations include compliance with parliamentary access and publicity rules, protocol and security clearances for official guests, accurate representation of endorsements to avoid misleading claims, and regulatory obligations of a CIC when fundraising or soliciting sponsors. Heritage recognition efforts (national inventory and UNESCO aspiration) implicate cultural-property claims and promotional accuracy; press-release disclaimers may limit publisher liability.