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Talking governance: values-driven leadership
Values-driven leadership can maximise the potential of an entire organisation. Governance expert Tesse Akpeki elaborates on the advantages of a values-driven approach and explains how it can be achieved. Values-driven leadership occurs when leaders are driven by values that shape their mindset and inform their decisions and actions. Values articulate what the organisation cares about, …
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How B Corp status might revolutionise football
Following the government’s welcome announcement on 25 April that it would seek to implement the recommendations of the Crouch Review – a “Fan-led Review of Football Governance” – there is now finally momentum in the need of reform for the country’s most loved sport. The issue with the various reviews into football, including the Crouch …
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Corporate Partnerships – how to make the most out of your partnerships in a compliant way | May 2022
More and more charities have sought to engage with corporate partners during the pandemic as a way of raising much needed funds. There are however a number of legal and regulatory issues to consider when entering into such partnerships. In this webinar we explained the key legal and regulatory requirements for this form of fundraising …
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Webinar: How does the Butler-Sloss judgment on trustee investment powers and ‘investment harms’ impact your charity? | May 2022
A recent landmark High Court judgment in the case of Butler-Sloss v Charity Commission sets out revised legal principles which describe the investment duties and powers of charity trustees. The legal principles set out in the judgment, handed down on 29 April 2022, apply immediately to all charity trustees when investing and take priority over …
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Covid-19 Inquiry update: Terms of Reference
As you will have seen in the national press, last Thursday the Chair of the Inquiry wrote to the Prime Minister setting out her recommended changes to the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference. The Chair has recommended that the Terms of Reference should be reframed to put possible inequalities at their forefront, so that an investigation …
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Employment law update recording – May 2022
Keeping up with employment and immigration law developments which directly impact on your organisation is essential but not easy. To help you with this, the May 2022 installment of our Bates Wells’ bi-monthly Employment Update webinar: covered the latest in immigration law which is likely to impact your organisation, including the latest changes to Right …
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The new Subsidy Control Act – your FAQs answered
Lindsay Draffan and Suhan Rajkumar are here to untangle the new Subsidy Control Act and explain what it could mean for your organisation. What is the Subsidy Control Act (or SCA)? Sounds ominous. This is new legislation which effectively replaces the EU State Aid regime in the UK. The simple answer is that SCA controls …
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Fundraising Regulator – new self-reporting regime
At its annual meeting, in March 2022 the Fundraising Regulator launched a new self-reporting tool, which will allow organisations to self-report fundraising incidents where there may have been a breach of the Code of Fundraising Practice to the Fundraising Regulator. The introduction of the self-reporting tool comes at the same time as the Fundraising Regulator …
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Impact Focus: A purpose-driven approach to managing workforce disputes and supporting harmonious culture
Bates Wells convenes a regular Impact Counsels’ Forum for senior counsel working within impact investors, B Corps, and other purpose-driven businesses. The Forum discusses the ‘impact angles’ of the legal and practical issues faced by in-house legal teams. Recently, the Forum explored how purpose-driven organisations can approach internal dispute resolution in ways that ensure purpose-driven …
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Resources and guides for B Corps
We’ve been instrumental in the establishment of B Corporations in the UK and invite you to tap into our experience and expertise. Whether you’re considering B Corp certification and looking for guidance on the process, or are an established B Corp seeking new ways to embed your principles and values further in your business, we …
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Butler-Sloss v Charity Commission: understanding trustee investment duties and powers in the new landscape
In his judgment in Butler-Sloss & Ors v The Charity Commission for England and Wales & Anor [2022] EWHC 974 (Ch) (29 April 2022), Mr Justice Michael Green summarises the law in relation to charity trustees taking into account ‘non-financial considerations’ when exercising their powers of investment.[1] In this explanatory note, we highlight the ten …
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Understanding the Purpose & Impact landscape: The Impact Economy Policy Mapping Initiative
In 2020, an initiative began to trial a new approach to understanding what policy activity is happening across the ‘Impact Economy’; a term used to describe the ecosystem of commercial activities and actors that integrate social and environmental impact into the pursuit of profit. This work has been conducted by Shirah Z Mansaray, a PhD …
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