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Victoria Cook speaks to People Management on how HR teams can prepare for impact of coronavirus on their workplace

Victoria Cook, Senior Associate in Bates Wells’ employment team, has provided commentary to People Management on what employers can do …
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Chetal Patel comments on new government immigration system featured by charity and employment trade press

In the wake of yesterday’s Home Office announcement confirming the precise details of the government’s new points-based system, comments from …
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Government reveals new points-based immigration system: leading immigration lawyer comments on changes

Chetal Patel, Partner in our Immigration team, has commented on the latest government announcement on forthcoming changes to the UK’s …
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Civil Society: Data Privacy team on stricter rules around direct marketing

Victoria Hordern and Mairead O’Reilly from our Data Privacy team have recently taken part in a Charity Finance roundtable with …
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Economic migration and salary thresholds: could an Australian-style points based system work in the UK?

The Migration Advisory Committee (“MAC”) has published its review of salary thresholds for economic migration and how an “Australian-style” Points …
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The Times: Lindsay Draffan comments on the future of EU state aid rules post-Brexit

In the aftermath of the UK government’s decision to save stricken airline Flybe, Lindsay Draffan in our Corporate & Commercial …
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When to disapply subordinate legislation: Melanie Carter & Alistair Williams write for Law Society Gazette

In a blog for the Law Society Gazette, Melanie Carter and Alistair Williams examine the case of RR v Secretary …
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Chetal Patel comments on new Home Office EU Settlement Scheme figures

Following the publication of new Home Office data on the number of applications for settled status lodged by EU nationals, …
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Charity ethical investments: Luke Fletcher quoted in The Guardian

Luke Fletcher, Partner in our Charity team, has been quoted in a recent article by The Guardian following Charity Commission …
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Mindy Jhittay provides legal insights on transgender inclusion and gender-critical beliefs in Thomson Reuters tutorial

In the final video of a three-part series of Thomson Reuters video tutorials on the legal background to transgender inclusion …
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Charity Reserves: Laura Soley and Lucy Rhodes blog for Charity Finance Group

With many charities grappling with the question of how best to handle their reserves, Laura Soley and Lucy Rhodes from …
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“The expectation remains that employers are to act as pseudo immigration officers” – Chetal Patel comments on new immigration system

As the first phase of the UK’s new post-Brexit immigration system comes into force, Chetal Patel talks to the press …
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