Updates

International Data Transfers just got more complicated

A decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) (the so called Schrems II decision) on Thursday last week will have a significant impact on all businesses and organisations involved in international transfers of personal data. Which is most of us.   Even if you’re a small organisation, chances are you will use a third party …
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BatesCast: managing the return to work

As lockdown eases and more companies gradually return to work, head of Employment Lucy McLynn shares her views on the key issues for employers.  In this episode, we talk about redundancy, restructuring and reputation management. We also look at how working from home had reshaped the new normal, as well as looking ahead to what …
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Return to the office space

With the continued easing of lockdown restrictions, and the emphasis on getting people back to work in order to revive the struggling economy, businesses everywhere are turning their thoughts to how they can return to the offices they left behind in March.  In this article we explore the Government’s guidelines for doing this in a …
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Moving fundraising online

Charities are increasingly making use of digital fundraising; particularly as social distancing restrictions continue. Molly Waiting and Mairead O’Reilly review the likely impact of changes to the Direct Marketing Code on online charity fundraising.
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Molly Waiting writes for Privacy & Data Protection Journal

Molly Waiting, Associate in our Data Privacy team has recently written an article for the Privacy & Data Protection Journal on “Top Ten Data Protection Considerations When Outsourcing”. In the article, Molly runs us through ten key considerations from a data controller’s perspective when thinking about outsourcing. She covers everything from: What’s involved;What due diligence …
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What’s new at the Charity Commission?

Danielle Mawer and Jack Michaels report on recent developments at the Charity Commission. We take a look at all the latest Commission guidance, including around the coronavirus pandemic.
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Build Back Better: Impact Investing – financing the profit-with-purpose economy

Systemic change is needed in order to tackle the social and planetary problems we face. Business is driving increasingly towards greater corporate purpose and stakeholder capitalism, and its fuel must be investments that seek returns through creating a green and inclusive economy. There’s evidence for the benefits of integrating social and environmental impacts alongside financial …
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Immigration and changing your structure

Organisations shouldn’t underestimate the immigration considerations when faced with a change in structure. You may be affected if you already have a licence to sponsor migrant workers from outside the EEA or you are considering applying for one in order to sponsor new arrivals from the EEA from 1 January 2021.
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Impact finance for real estate

The rapid growth of impact finance in recent years has seen sustainability and socially responsible investing move to the top of the agenda. Malcolm Headley and Christina Tennant argue that real estate finance has to be at the heart of impact finance discussions.
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Coronavirus and Employment Law: what do you need to know?

In this week’s roundup, we examine what the evolving coronavirus pandemic could mean for employment law. We examine the impact on employees and employers, with a particular focus on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Know How Our Employment team are constantly reviewing the new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and compiling their knowledge to …
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Home Office encourages employers to apply for a sponsor licence early in preparation for the new post-Brexit immigration system

As with the start of any new financial year, comes with it, new Immigration Rules and Home Office guidance. This year is no different. You may recall that in the Home Office’s policy paper on the UK’s points based immigration system published on 19 February 2020, employers were encouraged to consider applying for sponsorship status …
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Landlords and Tenants: Surviving Coronavirus Together

In association with Cluttons, we have put together this article focusing on landlords and tenants. The UK Government is relatively reluctant to legislate in the commercial real estate arena but in these unprecedented times the Coronavirus Act 2020 (25 March 2020) does contain measures that impact on commercial real estate.  However, the provisions are arguably …
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