Bates Wells wins ground-breaking worker status case against Uber in the Supreme Court
The unanimous and emphatic victory for the drivers will have significant implications for an estimated 5.5 million individuals engaged in …
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Crisis communication: top tips for charities
Peter Gilheany, director at Forster Communications, outlines a practical toolkit for communicating in a crisis. Unfortunately, crisis communications is a …
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Fraud and cyber security – Prepare to Prevent
The risk of fraud – especially cyber fraud – is not going away. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media …
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Navigating the polarised politics of our times
Politics and public discourse have become increasingly fractured in recent years. More and more charities are bumping into the obstacle …
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Our tips for avoiding contractual disputes over office equipment
We are frequently approached by clients that have found themselves locked into expensive, fixed-term contracts for office devices which they …
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The Children’s Code is now in place -here’s what you need to know.
The ICO’s new Age Appropriate Design Code (“the Children’s Code”) is now effective. Children are defined widely under the Code …
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Brexit – where are we now?
As the UK moves into a new relationship with the EU, what do charities and social enterprises need to know? …
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Marking Data Protection Day in 2021
The date of the annual Data Protection Day (28th January) doesn’t change but the world has changed considerably since 28th …
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Handy tips for B Corporations
Throughout our history, we’ve focused on creating a positive social and environmental impact as much as we have on being …
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Bates Wells advises on sale of shareholding in Luxembourg and Co Art Limited
Bates Wells’ M&A team advised Ms Amalia Dayan on the sale of her shareholding in Luxembourg and Co Art Limited …
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Employers must ‘tread extremely carefully’ when hiring EU nationals before 30th June 2021
As it stands, citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland who are working in the UK are eligible to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). This allows workers and their families to continue living in the UK after 30th June 2021 – when the scheme ends.
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What does the Brexit deal mean for data protection in the UK?
With the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the Trade Deal) now concluded between the EU and the UK, we may be …
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