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Law Society Gazette: Melanie Carter writes on regulators’ public law duties in the time of coronavirus

In a briefing for the Gazette’s latest ‘Practice Points’ feature, Melanie Carter explains how the regulators are now trying to ‘work out how best to meet their statutory duties’. Shared in today’s Law Society Gazette Daily Update, this piece goes into detail about how regulators and courts are responding including reprioritising their functions, considering how …
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Personnel Today: Chetal Patel comments on Australia rejection of visa-free immigration arrangements

Chetal Patel, Partner in our Immigration Team, has spoken with Personnel Today following suggestions from the Australian government which appear to rule out a bilateral visa-free immigration agreement with the UK post-Brexit. Speaking to reporter Adam McCulloch, Chetal identified the negative implications of this news for the government’s Brexit strategy, noting that “although bilateral trade …
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Institute of Fundraising: Lawrence Simanowitz and Hannah Lyons comment on fundraising research and GDPR

Following the arrival of GDPR, Lawrence and Hannah discuss what it has meant for major donor fundraising from a legal and compliance position. Writing for the Institute of Fundraising, Lawrence and Hannah examine the steps major fundraising needed to take to get back onto its feet following the arrival of GDPR, in particular what major …
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Charity & Social Enterprise Update | Summer 2020

In the Summer issue of our Charity & Social Enterprise Update: If you would like to discuss any of the issues raised in this Update, please contact our Charity team.
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Chetal Patel speaks to Personnel Today and People Management on Non-EU Workers Arriving in the UK

Chetal Patel, partner in our Immigration team, has recently spoken to Personnel Today and People Management regarding the news that the number of non-EU workers arriving in UK has overtaken the number EU migrants since the Brexit referendum. The articles discuss how for the first time since 2006, the majority of people migrating to the …
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Financial Times: Catharina Waller discusses charities exploring IP protection to shield status

Catharina Waller, senior trade mark and patent attorney in our Branding, IP & Trade Marks team has recently spoken to the Financial Times in an article discussing how charities can explore IP protection to shield their status. The article discusses how the concept of patenting ideas for tackling social problems might seem counter to the …
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Build back better: Purpose-driven business for an inclusive economy

Globalisation, technology and market liberalisation have delivered significant benefits for many. However, our current economic model, of capitalism based on the primacy of shareholder value, doesn’t seem to provide the urgent solutions we need; therefore, many are rethinking our model for doing business. Bates Wells has been supporting the British Academy’s Future of the Corporation …
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Charity Finance: Lawrie Simanowitz comments on coronavirus impact on the charity sector

With disruption continuing to adversely impact many charities, Lawrie Simanowitz spoke to Tristan Blythe, Editor of Charity Finance, on the trends he is seeing across the sector. In light of the unprecedented situation in which charities find themselves, Lawrie gave his views on how this crisis has affected the ability of charities to raise funds …
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Bates Wells writes for The Forum on waqf, charity law and charitable giving within Islam

Augustus Della-Porta, partner in our Charity & Social Enterprise team, has contributed an article to the latest issue of The Forum, the quarterly journal published by the Muslim Charity Forum (MCF). Augustus provides an update on the waqf (a process by which charitable giving can take place within Islam), and the legal requirements governing its …
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Luke Fletcher speaks to Investment & Pensions Europe on Charity Commission responsible investment initiative

Following news that the Charity Commission is gathering views on the subject of responsible investing by charities, Luke Fletcher spoke with Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE) to provide his perspective on this topical issue. Noting that questions concerning investment are often addressed by charities’ investment committees, Luke goes on to explain how matters such as …
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Employers facing post-Brexit uncertainty: Chetal Patel comments on Global Talent visa launch

In the run-up to the UK’s official exit from the European Union, Chetal Patel responded to the launch of the Global Talent visa with her thoughts on what recent developments in the field of immigration law mean for employers. Addressing the “pivotal” announcement of the new visa, Chetal makes the point that the development and …
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Charity Finance: Paul Seath provides legal guidance on how employers can address bullying in the workplace

Paul Seath, partner in our employment team, has provided legal insights to Charity Finance for a feature focusing on workplace bullying and how charities can put in place effective policies to address and prevent it. Charity Finance’s article follows the publication of ACEVO’s In Plain Sight report, which examines the presence of bullying across the …
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