People Management: Chetal Patel on key workers and points-based immigration
The government’s points-based immigration scheme has passed its second reading in parliament, despite concerns it will be too restrictive for …
Natasha Etcell
Covid-19: The return to the workplace – What are the data privacy implications for employers?
Now that the UK Government has begun the process of lifting certain lockdown restrictions (at least in England), employers are …
Bates Wells completes work to get emergency loan finance to charities and SEs
We are pleased to announce that our Charity and Social Enterprise team has just completed work on the formation of …
Civil Society: Coronavirus and charities’ real estate
Amanda Gray and Mark Traynor from our Real Estate team have written to Civil Society to assess the implications of …
Liverpool FC score an own goal – the world of trade marks
European football champions Liverpool FC came a cropper in a recent trade marks case – in quite an instructive way. …
Victoria Hordern writes for Privacy Laws & Business: Is Morrisons to blame for actions of an employee with a grudge?
Victoria Hordern, partner and head of our Data Privacy team, has recently written an article for Privacy Laws & Business. …
The Independent: Lucy McLynn on minimum wage investigations over volunteers for coronavirus testing
Lucy McLynn, partner in our Employment team, has provided comment to The Independent over the news that Boots could be risking …
New government guidance on coronavirus and contracts – how to act responsibly and fairly
The Cabinet Office issued new practical guidance on 7th May 2020 on responsible contractual behaviour in the performance and enforcement …
Bates Wells profiled in the Times Best Law Firms 2021
Bates Wells has been recommended across three areas in this year’s Times report. Bates Wells have been commended for its …
Department of Education consults on rationalising post-16 qualifications that compete with T Levels by 2023
According to its recently published consultation paper, the Department of Education (“DfE”) considers that with “more than 12,000 different qualifications …
Merger and real estate
Planning and organisation are important for a successful merger. One aspect of this is to identify, at the outset, any …
Victoria Hordern speaks to LexisNexis on data transfers—the aftermath of Schrems II
Victoria Hordern, partner and head of our data privacy team, has recently been interviewed by LexisNexis to consider the impact …