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Bates Wells advised SafetyNet Technologies Limited on its recent seed investment round
Bates Wells’ corporate team advised SafetyNet Technologies Limited (“SNT”) on its seed investment round securing its first debt and equity investment from sustainable impact investors Mirova (an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers), Conservation International Ventures and Mustard Seed VC. The funding will enable SNT to take the next important steps in commercialising its pioneering light …
National press covers Chetal Patel’s comments on ‘Right to Rent’ checks
Chetal Patel from our Immigration team has commented on the new Home Office push on “right to rent” checks. Comments from Chetal have been picked up by a variety of publications, including Property Wire highlighting Chetal’s comment that “the new push the Home Office is putting behind these checks could give rise to even greater …
Right to Rent – what has changed?
New legislation, in force since 2 November 2020, has introduced new measures to modernise the ‘Right to Rent’ checks required by landlords and letting agents, intended to simplify the process of carrying out those checks and for individuals to demonstrate their right to rent in the UK. In our article of 17 June 2020, we …
What does Net Zero mean for Bates Wells?
Angela Monaghan, our Senior Operations and General Manager, explains the practical steps we’re taking to mitigate our carbon footprint. I was lucky enough to join Bates Wells’ operations team just after they had made a commitment to go carbon neutral from 2019 onwards. It can be hard to understand what going net zero means so …
Law Society Gazette: Mindy Jhittay on how the ‘New normal’ shines light on need for change
Mindy Jhittay, senior associate in our dispute resolution team, has recently written an article for the Law Society Gazette. In the article, Mindy explores our ‘new normal’ and how we might make a sustainable shift from the ‘old normal’ towards a better normal. She highlights how the coronavirus has shined a light on the need for a …
Bates Wells part of group calling on Government to prioritise green recovery as PM prepares to lead the UK into a new normal
Bates Wells is one of 60 other businesses, environmental organisations and youth leaders urging the government to put nature and climate at the heart of decisions for the recovery effort, for healthy communities and a resilient economy, in an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister. Along with the other signatories, we are calling on …
Constitutional and Human Rights reforms remain on the agenda
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has recently launched a survey to gauge people’s views on what topics and issues the new Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission should focus on. This is a chance for the public to highlight the elements of the UK political system that were most in need of reform. The …
Bates Wells hosts Danny Kruger MP to discuss Levelling Up Our Communities report recommendations
Danny Kruger MP joined Bates Wells partner Luke Fletcher to discuss his recent report, Levelling up our communities: proposals for a new social covenant, as well as discussing the charity and political landscape. The recently-launched report sets out a vision for a more local, more human, less bureaucratic, less centralised society in which people are …
Modern slavery transparency statements – new obligations announced
The government has announced new measures to expand and clarify the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, with which large businesses, charities, social enterprises and now the public sector will need to comply once brought into force. The response to the transparency in supply chains consultation outlines the intended reforms including the mandatory content …
Personnel Today: Chetal Patel on UK firm’s ability to attract ‘brightest and best’ in doubt
Chetal Patel, partner in our Immigration team has been featured in a recent Personnel Today article. The piece focuses on new figures recently published showing that the number of UK businesses applying for permission to employ skilled overseas workers has remained static since the start of the year and that only 2% of private sector …
Bates Wells signs up to Race at Work Charter
We’re showing our commitment to racial equality by signing up to the Race at Work Charter. We are pleased to announce we are now a signatory of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. The Charter is an initiative designed to improve outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employees in the …