Has your organisation been affected by the FTX fallout?
If you’ve been following the news over the last few months, and in particular the last couple of weeks, you’ll …
Updates
Face-to-face fundraising – Fundraising Regulator publishes market inquiry report
On 26 March 2024, the Fundraising Regulator reported the findings of its market inquiry into subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising. The …
The future of litigation funding post PACCAR
On 19 March 2024, the Ministry of Justice published draft legislation to reverse the Supreme Court’s controversial July 2023 decision …
Bates Wells and the EHRC supports Uber Eats driver who faced problematic AI checks
An Uber Eats driver received financial settlement following allegations that an AI facial recognition system, required to access the Uber …
Holiday pay for irregular workers (and some positive developments for employers)
The question of how to pay holiday pay to workers working irregular hours has for many years been a vexed …
EIIP and Bates Wells launch EDT Principles to address legal power imbalance
Bates Wells are delighted to announce the launch of the Equalising Deal Terms – Investor Key Principles (EDT Principles) today, …
What’s still to come in 2024? Upcoming immigration changes
2024 has already been a year of rapid change for the UK’s most-used immigration routes. The rest of the year …
New government approach to ‘extremism’
On Monday 11 March, the government announced that it had updated its definition of ‘extremism’, specifically stating that this is …
Weaving the threads together: key insights from our panel discussion on sustainable fashion
On the 5 March, we were joined by Kresse Wessling (co-founder of Elvis & Kresse), Thea Cooper (Senior Business Manager …
Office for Students consultations on the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023: our headline recommendations
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 is implementing new and more rigidly enforceable duties on students’ unions (SUs). …
The tax treatment of settlement agreement payments for discrimination and the (expensive) dangers of getting it wrong
The recent Tax Tribunal judgment in Mathur v HMRC serves as a stark reminder for employers of the importance of …
General Election 2024 campaigning resources: catch up on the full series
What do you need to know to campaign effectively within the law in the next few weeks in the run …