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 …
Felicity Aris
Webinar | The Renters’ Rights Bill – what next for landlords? | 1 April 2025
Following its introduction in October 2024, it is expected that the Renters’ Rights Bill will become law in Spring 2025. …
The Procurement Act 2023: new regime goes live
The Procurement Act 2023 is now in force. Explore our Procurement teams’ top takeaways on the Government’s strategic priorities following …
The Charities Act 2022, explained: revisiting the key changes to the rules relating to charity land
Now that the majority of the changes to the rules on disposals of charity land introduced by the Charities Act …
New data protection law will make it easier for charities to fundraise
It isn’t often that new data protection law actually makes it easier to do things. But that is the case …
How does the VAT fundraising exemption apply to your charity’s events?
On 9 January 2025 the Upper Tribunal released its decision in the Yorkshire Agricultural Society case [2025] UKUT 00004 (TCC). …
Refining the subsidy control regime: our response to the consultation
The introduction of the new UK subsidy control regime in 2023 brought with it a range of challenges for organisations …
USAID and UK NGOs: Trump’s Executive Order Freezing Foreign Assistance
Many INGOs and English charities working in the humanitarian and international development sectors will be impacted by President Trump’s recent …
Bates Wells contributes to pioneering Charity Investment Governance Principles
Bates Wells has joined with CFG and other sector bodies to launch the Charity Investment Governance Principles (CIGP). Following on …
Freedom of speech duties to be reintroduced in amended form, following advocacy from Bates Wells client NUS Charity and sector leaders
The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has announced that it is proposed to recommence the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act …
Faith-based Organisations: 2024 and 2025 update
Welcome to our annual faith-based update. In this packed edition, we cover a range of issues that commonly present challenges …
Groundbreaking cases and positive impact: Bates Wells recognised by The Times Best Law Firms 2025
We’ve been recognised by The Times Best Law Firms 2025 for our work for charities, employment, immigration, and administrative & …