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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People Management: Paul Seath comments on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Insights from Paul Seath, partner in our employment team, have been featured in People Management’s coverage of the government’s Coronavirus …
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Serious Incident Reporting by charities: Mindy Jhittay speaks to Thomson Reuters Practical Law

In the first of two new video interviews, Mindy Jhittay speaks to Thomson Reuters Practical Law about the requirement for …
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – latest

The government has published the details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, under which staff can be furloughed with their …
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