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Bates Wells’ 2022 partner promotions; 42% of partnership now women; 39% of partnership works part time

Bates Wells has promoted three women to its partnership, bringing the total partner headcount to 33, 14 of whom are women. Erica Crump, the firm’s head of Culture and Creative, has also been promoted to senior partnership. Sung-Hyui Park is at the forefront of the firm’s Purpose and Impact practice, where she supports businesses, charities …
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Bates Wells wins Case of the Year at the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2022

Our employment team celebrated at the awards ceremony last night, where we won Case of the Year for our ground-breaking work on Uber BV and others v Aslam and others [2021]. Following a five year legal battle, Bates Wells’ Paul Jennings and Rachel Mathieson successfully represented the lead claimants, James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam, in …
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Bates Wells publishes Gender Pay Report 2021

We are pleased to share our 2021 Gender Pay Report, our annual analysis of our gender pay data and our plans to continue to reduce the gender pay gap. We are focused on making a positive impact on our people and society. At Bates Wells we believe in creating a workplace that is fair, inclusive …
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Podcast | Why B Corps matter: Transforming Your Business for Positive Change

Karli Hiscock, Partner in the Real Estate team at Bates Wells recently spoke with fellow B Corp Green Element about how being a values-driven B Corp creates synergy between our clients, our people and our culture. In the podcast, Karli explains how we use the law to change things for the better, and how we now support fellow …
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Bates Wells Ethnicity Pay Report 2020

We have completed our Ethnicity Pay Report for 2020 (reporting data as at 5 April 2020). Firstly, we acknowledge that the data does not make for good reading and as a firm we are not where we want to be. However, through producing this report we have been able to identify the gaps and we are already …
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Bates Wells recognised for its early career opportunities and graduate recruitment practices at The AllAboutLaw Awards 2022

The AllAboutLaw Awards showcases the best law firms in the UK. Awards recognise the quality of opportunities for aspiring solicitors, such as vacation schemes and training contracts, as well as the achievements of early talent teams for their marketing and recruitment efforts. The awards are based on the opinions of current aspiring solicitors in the …
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Bates Wells joins the legal profession’s efforts to help Ukrainian citizens fleeing the warzone

Lawyers both in the UK and internationally are working together to facilitate ease of movement for Ukrainians escaping abroad through lawful channels. Quick-thinking lawyers have set up the Ukraine Advice Project UK, to provide free UK immigration advice to fleeing Ukrainians. Bates Wells is part of a core group working within the Immigration Law Practitioners’ …
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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 back to 2014. SEUK is the national membership body for social enterprise. Its members range from start-ups and micro-enterprises to large and well-established social enterprises, as well as public and private sector organisations supportive of social …
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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 Biodiversity Crisis. We promised to achieve net carbon zero in 2019 and work to reduce our scope 3 emissions. We pledged to take the crisis into account when developing our new strategy. We set a …
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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 suggestions of books, songs and events that demonstrate the cultural richness of each part of LGBT+ spectrum, so whatever your interests are, there will be something for you! Our playlist collates all of the great song suggestions we received, …
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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 can best achieve compliance with the Code of Fundraising Practice and engage with the Fundraising Regulator as part of its investigation process in the event that complaints are made. Many charities looked to new and …
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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 its inquiry into Kids Company, the Charity Commission has concluded that the legal test has not been met for it to take regulatory action against the former trustees or CEO of Kids Company. The Commission …
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