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Real estate update – Winter 2020

Our latest update summarises the key real estate topics which have developed over the last few months. This update summarises what you need to know about key real estate topics such as: Lease health checksHeads of termsRent reductions – mitigate the impact of Covid-19Repurposing your office spaceBreak rights and the pandemicReflections on post-Covid-19 lendingSustainability and …
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Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: Implications on the landlord and tenant relationship

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the “Act”) came into force on 26 June 2020. The Act brings with it sweeping changes to corporate governance and the insolvency law regime. It contains both permanent and temporary provisions, the latter to assist with the COVID-19 crisis. In our article “June Quarter Date – Help!”, we …
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Finance and Your Charity: Navigating the Government Schemes; Managing Solvency

With charities coming under immense financial pressures as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, Bates Wells partnered with NCVO and CFG on a webinar to discuss the financing options currently available, employment issues (including the government’s job retention scheme), and managing through the crisis. View webinar
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What we know about the Furloughed Employee Scheme

Paul Seath, who runs our employment law update webinar series looked at what we know about Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (AKA the Furloughed Employee Scheme – announced on Friday 20th March). View webinar
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Working with design agencies

Creative agencies can give your brand and content a real boost, and we work with them regularly on rebranding and other projects. But your relationship with them is fundamentally legal in character, and you need to make sure you are not exposed. Mathew Healey looks at the key issues you need to know about. Many …
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Preventing charity fraud

Recent research shows that charities are increasingly aware of the risk of fraud and defences are improving, but some charities still have much to do. In this guest article, Alan Bryce, Head of Development, Counter Fraud and Cybercrime at the Charity Commission for England & Wales reports on the work the commission is doing to …
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Case update from Bates Wells’ Real Estate team

Megan Vick reports on the latest case law developments.
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Real Estate: News in Brief and Recent Deals

Serena Spencer rounds up the latest property news and gives a snapshot of some of our recent deals.
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Illegal workers: Employers warned as quarterly figures released

UK Visas & Immigration (“UKVI”) has published its quarterly report showing the number of civil penalties for illegal workers found in each region of the UK between 1 January and 31 March 2019 (“the specified period”). During the specified period, the London and South East region was again found to have the highest number and …
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Illegal workers: Employers warned as quarterly figures released

UK Visas & Immigration (“UKVI”) has published its quarterly report showing the number of civil penalties for illegal workers found in each region of the UK between 1 October and 31 December 2018 (“the specified period”). During the specified period, the London & South East region was found to have the highest number and greatest …
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Illegal workers: Employers warned as quarterly figures released

UK Visas & Immigration (“UKVI”) has published its quarterly report showing the number of civil penalties for illegal workers found in each region of the UK between 1 April and 30 September 2018 (“the specified period”). During the specified period, the London & South East region was found to have the highest number and greatest …
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