COVID-19 right to rent checks temporary measures extended to 5 April 2022
Due to COVID-19, landlords have been benefitting from the temporary measures to the right to rent checks by allowing the …
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Bates Wells contributes to Policy & Practice for Purposeful Business, an ambitious report by the British Academy
The British Academy Future of the Corporation programme builds on four years of research and insight from leading thinkers to …
Bates Wells rewrites fellow B Corp Planit IE’s articles of association and employment contracts to better reflect its values
Planit IE is a design practice that pioneers sustainability and puts the long-term health of the environment and communities it …
The cost of getting flexible working requests wrong
A tribunal has awarded almost £185,000 in damages after a central London estate agent refused to grant a flexible working …
Are you in the adult social care sector? Have your say on the impact of the end of free movement.
Significant challenges within the care sector have become particularly prominent in the last few weeks, with an increase in staff …
A review of our litigation team’s positive impact
As we reflect on our work over the last year, we are proud of the extensive impact our litigation team …
Update to Travel Rules from Amber List Countries from 19 July 2021
The UK Government has announced today that, from 19 July 2021, fully vaccinated UK residents who are travelling to England …
New ballot system for T5 Youth Mobility Workers
The Home Office has recently introduced a new ballot system for migrants seeking entry into the UK under the T5 …
Bates Wells advises SigmaRoc plc on its £305 million syndicated debt facility
SigmaRoc was created in 2016 and focuses on investing, improving and integrating companies in the European construction materials sector. Nordkalk …
Urgent legal reform is needed to help high-risk groups leave Afghanistan
We believe an urgent intervention is needed to help groups that are at high risk of persecution by the Taliban …
Bates Wells wins Litigation Team of the Year and Pro Bono Initiative of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2021
We are absolutely delighted to have won two awards at the hugely competitive Lawyer Awards 2021. Our first award was …
The Charities Act 2022, explained: amending the governing document of a charitable trust or unincorporated association
The latest in our blog series, untangling the Charities Act 2022 to pull out the key points your charity will …