A brave new world: It’s state aid but not (quite) as we know it…

Following Brexit and the end of the transition period the UK has now committed to a new subsidy control regime …
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Boardroom 2030 hackathon: looking through a climate lens

We held our first firm wide climate-focused hackathon as part of B Lab’s Boardroom 2030 campaign. We chose to look …
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Bates Wells honoured as a ‘Best for the World” B Corp, 2021

Bates Wells has been announced as a 2021 “Best for the World” B Corp, in the category of governance. The …
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What we know about the Furloughed Employee Scheme

Paul Seath, who runs our employment law update webinar series looked at what we know about Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme …
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Preventing charity fraud

Recent research shows that charities are increasingly aware of the risk of fraud and defences are improving, but some charities …
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Bates Wells immigration lawyer contributes to Third Sector Updates

Chetal Patel, partner in our Immigration Team, has taken part in the latest edition of Third Sector’s Updates series. Speaking …
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What’s new at the Charity Commission?

Emma Knuckey reports on recent developments at the Charity Commission.
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Real Estate: News in Brief and Recent Deals

We provide a roundup of the Real Estate departments recent deals and news in the sector. Click here to read …
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Illegal workers: Employers warned as quarterly figures released

UK Visas & Immigration (“UKVI”) has published its quarterly report showing the number of civil penalties for illegal workers found …
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Purpose & Values: Bates Wells Managing Partner features in Updates discussion

Martin Bunch, Managing Partner at Bates Wells, has participated in a discussion hosted by “Disrupting Purpose”, a leading Updates for …
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Illegal workers: Employers warned as quarterly figures released

UK Visas & Immigration (“UKVI”) has published its quarterly report showing the number of civil penalties for illegal workers found …
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Fundraising update

The first few months of 2017 have seen further developments in the regulation of fundraising following a turbulent 2016. Lawrence …
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