Briefing for Charities & Social Enterprises | 28 November

Our weekly round up of news and updates from across the sector Charity Commission Blog on supported housing models The …
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New spending limits for non-party campaigners – what you need to know

Organisations and individuals that campaign ahead of an election (but are not standing candidates themselves) are known as ‘non-party campaigners’. …
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Spotlight 2023: Real Estate law update

Daniel Farrow, a solicitor in our Real Estate team, shares practical advice on aligning your property strategy with your operational …
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Spotlight 2023: Charity campaigning law update

Suhan Rajkumar, senior associate in our Politics, Elections and Campaigning team, provides practical commentary on campaigning law for charities including …
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Purpose & Impact: your roundup

Welcome to your roundup – a monthly selection of news hand-picked to keep you up to date with what’s going …
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Bates Wells successfully supports claimants challenging unviable rural development

The High Court has this week in R (Watton and Cameron) v Cornwall Council [2023] EWHC 2436 (Admin) set out …
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Faith-based Organisations: 2023 Update

Welcome to our annual faith-based update. In a volatile and uncertain world, faith-based organisations bring hope, stability, community, and compassionate …
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Bates Wells successfully supports the Friends of the Victoria Hall community group against charity property disposal scheme

A team at Bates Wells led by Laura Soley and Jaqui Symcox recently supported the Friends of the Victoria Hall …
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Election ’24: New transparency requirements (‘imprints’) ahead of elections

In this week's factsheet, we've joined forces with the Electoral Commission to set out the key requirements of the 'imprint' regime, an additional set of rules under election law that can apply when publishing advocacy and campaigning content.
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Election ’24: The data protection considerations of political campaigning (part two)

Communicating with individuals and processing personal data are an essential part of campaigning and advocacy. Read our latest Election '24 factsheet on the data protection rules that you should bear in mind.
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EdTech and the application of the ICO Children’s Code

In this factsheet, we briefly outline when the ICO's Children's Code applies to Edtech providers and other key data protection considerations for schools and Edtech service providers.
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Election ’24: Data protection and political campaigning (part one)

Communicating with individuals and processing personal data are an essential part of any political campaign. But it is important to …
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