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 lawyer’s inside track on our recent brand refresh.
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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 ten key points leadership teams need to be aware of if they want to stay on the right side of the Home Office’s regulations in this area. Describing the current status of sponsor licences, Chetal …
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 request a replacement visa with extended validity dates. But does this change leave more questions than answers? Chetal Patel, partner in our Immigration department looks at some of the areas of confusion in a recent …
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 immigration system, and what pitfalls organisations need to avoid in this turbulent environment. In her piece Chetal addresses questions relating to the following topics: How to respond if you’re a visa holders in the UKApplying …
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 your organisation use a US vendor for data processing? Do you regularly share information about your employees, customers or supporters with parts of your organisation based outside the EU or with partners outside the EU? …
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 landscape of the third sector, with many organisations now considering options like merger. In this joint publication from Bates Wells and IVAR, we draw together the experiences of a wide variety of voluntary organisations and advisers …
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 of its response to the coronavirus outbreak, Chetal Patel, partner in our Immigration department, has spoken to People Management with her views on this move. This latest update will allow NHS workers on a visa …
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 number of organisations looking into whether to certify as a B Corp. Speaking to Sarah Shearman, Social Enterprise Correspondent at Thomson Reuters, Luke explained how the B Corp certification process is a robust benchmark which …
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 nominations until 16 March 2020. The Awards, which seek to recognise and support early-stage charities and enterprises which serve a social purpose and are now in their 6th year, have provided financial and pro bono …
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 Job Retention Scheme. Please see our latest update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme here. Speaking to the publication, Paul explained how the scheme is ‘extremely welcome and will undoubtedly save many jobs’, but highlighted …
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 charities to report serious incidents. Charities are facing significant challenges in response to COVID-19 and the associated government restrictions. In the meantime, the Commission still requires charities to report serious incidents. These may of course …
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 consent. Please see our latest update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme here. The full government briefing on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and how organisations can claim, can be found here. It will be …