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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Anatomy of a rebrand – from BWB to Bates Wells

In June 2019, we stopped being Bates Wells Braithwaite, or BWB, and became simply ‘Bates Wells’. Catharina Waller gives the …
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Personnel Today: Chetal Patel provides ten top tips on how employers can negotiate the Home Office sponsor licence regime

In a concise summary for Personnel Today of how the government’s sponsor licence regime impacts employers, Chetal Patel set out …
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Chetal Patel speaks to Personnel Today: Does the latest COVID-19 immigration policy generate more questions?

As international travel remains disrupted, the Home Office has confirmed people planning to live and work in the UK can …
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Coronavirus pandemic: Chetal Patel answers immigration FAQs for Thomson Reuters Practical Law

Chetal Patel, partner, has contributed an explainer to Thomson Reuters Practical Law portal on what COVID-19 means for the UK’s …
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A bumpy road ahead for international data transfers

Victoria Hordern and Michael Charalambous examine the implications of new European recommendations for organisations transferring data outside the EU. Does …
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Publication: Thinking about… Merger, during Covid-19

If your charity is considering a merger, our joint publication with IVAR could help. The coronavirus crisis has changed the …
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People Management: Chetal Patel on frontline workers during COVID-19

With the Home Office recently extending its list of frontline workers who will have their visa automatically extended as part …
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Thomson Reuters: Luke Fletcher interviewed on B Corps and the future of sustainable business

Luke Fletcher, Partner in our CHaSE team, has spoken with Thomson Reuters regarding B Corp status, sustainable business and the …
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2020 Stephen Lloyd Awards open for applications

The Bates Wells Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2020 Stephen Lloyd Awards have now opened and are welcoming …
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