Department for Education guidance on “gender questioning children”: call for responses
The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting responses to its long awaited draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges in …
Felicity Aris
Supreme Court rules on employment status of Deliveroo riders in key case for the gig economy
After 7 years, the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (“the Union”) has lost the battle to provide greater protection …
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’. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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 …