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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 in 2024 to 2026 for how UK companies, big and small, will be required to submit information and documents to Companies House. In this blog, the second in our series, we explain the changes under …
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Procurement Act 2023

What is it? The new Procurement Act 2023 (“the Act”) was granted Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It will replace the current Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR”), Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016 and Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 with one single act and represents a significant transformation of public …
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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 explained – An overview

Updated November 2024 The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – how will it affect your company? Big changes are on the way during 2024 to 2026 for how UK companies, big and small, will be required to submit information and documents to Companies House.  The regulator will also have a wider role and …
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Bates Wells announces impactful and significant judgment – Ali v Green Party of England and Wales

The case was brought against our client, the Green Party of England and Wales. Today sees the judgment in Ali v Green Party of England and Wales.  Mindy Jhittay who represented the Green Party of England and Wales comments, “This case is significant as a decision which will be of great interest to political parties …
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Discrimination, belief and the “fundamental party rights”: the judgment in Ali v Green Party of England and Wales

The County Court has given judgment in the case of Ali v representatives of the Green Party of England and Wales. In doing so, it has set out novel and timely principles on the interaction between the prohibition on discrimination by associations in the Equality Act 2010 and the fundamental rights of members of political …
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Looking to use AI? 10 things for purposeful businesses to consider

With AI tools becoming more powerful and popular, it is important that purpose-driven businesses carefully consider how they use AI. The UK Government recently released a framework for the use of AI within government, much of which is also relevant to businesses. You can find our top ten tips below.
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Strategic litigation: driving change and positive impact

Welcome to our first roundup relating to our focus on strategic litigation and what it might mean for your organisation. We’ll be pulling this roundup together twice a year to keep you informed of key issues, updates and changes in approach. Our litigation team is focused on using its expertise to create a widespread positive …
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What’s New in Employment Law in 2024?

The year ahead is set to be one of considerable change in the world of Employment Law. Much of the legislative change is being driven by post-Brexit reforms which are only now starting to come into effect. In this article, we set out the key developments that all employers should be aware of. As ever, …
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Bates Wells advises Woodland Savers in £.7m seed investment round

Bates Wells has advised Woodland Savers, an organisation developing a new model of UK woodland ownership, in their recent investment round. The new venture focuses on building a national network of community initiatives. It will help them co-acquire and co-manage local woodlands and co-develop projects delivering nature recovery and enhancement. Revenues will be generated through …
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Eleonor Duhs published in PDP Journal: Fundamental changes to the UK GDPR – what they mean in practice

Our Head of Data & Privacy, Eleonor Duhs, has recently been published in the PDP Journal, one of the UK’s leading journals on practical data protection compliance issues. Her article explores the changes to data privacy legislation as a result of the coming into force of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 …
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Bates Wells welcomes new partner, Scott Leonard, to join corporate practice

We are very pleased to welcome Scott Leonard as a partner in our corporate practice. Bringing over 25 years’ experience, Scott joins Bates Wells from Russell-Cooke, where he advised on a broad range of corporate work. Scott advises on M&A transactions, equity investment, corporate real estate, corporate reorganisations and employee incentives. His clients include family-owned …
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Department for Education guidance on “gender questioning children”: call for responses

The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting responses to its long awaited draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England on “gender questioning children”. It states that the term transgender is not being used to describe children because under English law, children cannot obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate and therefore cannot change their legal …
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