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Lucy McLynn in People Management: your legal back to work questions answered

Lucy McLynn, Partner and Head of our Employment team has recently spoken to People Management with other employment law experts to advise on some of the most pressing areas for organisations to get to grips with as they reopen their doors now that lockdown is easing. As offices gradually begin to think about getting their …
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Chambers HNW 2021 sees top rankings for our Immigration team

Independent legal directory Chambers UK has released its 2021 High Net Worth rankings, with top level spots maintained for our Immigration team. Chetal Patel and Philip Trott from our Immigration team have once again been ranked highly in the Chambers HNW directories. Chetal has maintained her Band 3 ranking, with peers commenting on how “she …
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Personnel Today: Chetal Patel on the points-based immigration system

Chetal Patel, partner in our Immigration team has recently spoken to Personnel Today regarding the further details that have recently been revealed on the UK’s points-based immigration system, including the criteria under which points will be awarded. Under the current law, people who want to live and work in the UK are able to apply …
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Civil Society: Leticia Jennings unpacks the most important charity law case in recent years

Leticia Jennings, partner in our Dispute Resolution team, has recently spoken to Civil Society to discuss the most important charity law case in recent years. Last week the Supreme Court ruled that members of charitable companies have fiduciary duties and can be controlled by the courts. This then led to the unlocking of $440m for UK charity, Big …
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Personnel Today: Chetal Patel on the immigration algorithm

Chetal Patel, partner in our Immigration team has recently spoken to Personnel Today regarding the Home Office decision to scrap the use of its “streaming algorithm” to determine immigration cases. This was an artificial intelligence tool that campaigners have described as “racist” and the decision to stop the use of the tool came ahead of …
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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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