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 …
Updates
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 …
New Charity Commission guidance on Accepting, refusing and returning donations | Bates Wells’ briefing
The Charity Commission’s long-awaited guidance on Accepting, refusing and returning donations was published yesterday (Monday 4 March 2024). There was …
Setting our science-based target
We have been working hard to reduce our carbon footprint for over a decade now. As a city-based professional services …
Charities Act 2022 – the third phase is here!
A number of significant changes to the Charities Act 2011 will come into force this Thursday (7 March) in the …
B Corp Month UK: Our B Corp journey so far
Happy B Corp month! Next year will mark our 10th anniversary as a B Corp and we’re delighted to see …
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 explained – New procedures for companies and new powers for Companies House
Updated in November 2024 In the first blog in this series, we flagged that big changes are on the way …
Procurement Act 2023
What is it? The new Procurement Act 2023 (“the Act”) was granted Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It will …