Bates Wells agrees strategic partnership with Social Enterprise UK for another three years
Bates Wells has agreed a three-year partnership with Social Enterprise UK (SEUK), which will build on previous strategic partnerships going …
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Our climate commitments: annual report 2021
While sustainability has always been at the heart of Bates Wells, in 2019, we formally recognised the Climate Emergency and …
Bates Wells celebrates LGBT+ history month | Listen to our Spotify playlist!
Throughout LGBT+ history month we shared recommendations from people across our firm to celebrate queer history. We received heaps of amazing …
Complying with the Code of Fundraising Practice – Top tips from the Fundraising Regulator, Chartered Institute of Fundraising and Bates Wells
Last week we hosted a webinar with the Fundraising Regulator and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIOF) on how charities …
Charity Commission inquiry into Kids Company concludes with no regulatory action against the former trustees and CEO
Bates Wells successfully represented several of the former trustees in last year’s High Court case. We’re pleased that after completing …
Bates Wells welcomes Eleonor Duhs as new head of Data Privacy
Bates Wells is excited to welcome the arrival of data protection expert Eleonor Duhs, who is joining the firm as …
Bates Wells attends the Federation of Awarding Bodies #fab2021 conference
One of the many highlights was hearing about all the incredible work done by Awarding Organisations, many of whom are …
Bates Wells represents Kids Company trustees in High Court win
The High Court has ruled against the Official Receiver in his bid to disqualify the former trustees and CEO of …
Boardroom 2030 hackathon: looking through a climate lens
We held our first firm wide climate-focused hackathon as part of B Lab’s Boardroom 2030 campaign. We chose to look …
Bates Wells honoured as a ‘Best for the World” B Corp, 2021
Bates Wells has been announced as a 2021 “Best for the World” B Corp, in the category of governance. The …
Bates Wells immigration lawyer contributes to Third Sector Updates
Chetal Patel, partner in our Immigration Team, has taken part in the latest edition of Third Sector’s Updates series. Speaking …
Purpose & Values: Bates Wells Managing Partner features in Updates discussion
Martin Bunch, Managing Partner at Bates Wells, has participated in a discussion hosted by “Disrupting Purpose”, a leading Updates for …