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Coronavirus and UK Immigration: FAQs

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause disruption for UK visa holders and their employers, we are ready to help you understand the ever-changing immigration system. From visa applications and tribunals, through to Skilled Worker sponsorship concerns and rights to work, our expert team of immigration lawyers are on hand to help you. See below …
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Coronavirus and UK Immigration: FAQs

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause disruption for UK visa holders and their employers, we are ready to help you understand the ever-changing immigration system. From visa applications and tribunals, through to Skilled Worker sponsorship concerns and rights to work, our expert team of immigration lawyers are on hand to help you. See below …
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Real estate update: Sustainability and ESG reporting

Real estate investors have started to look at environmental, social and governance (ESG) business practices to establish a framework for assessing the impact of sustainability on financial performance in commercial real estate. We give a user-friendly overview of the ESG practices real estate investors have started to look out for in our latest update. Click …
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Real estate update – Winter 2020

Our latest update summarises the key real estate topics which have developed over the last few months. This update summarises what you need to know about key real estate topics such as: Lease health checksHeads of termsRent reductions – mitigate the impact of Covid-19Repurposing your office spaceBreak rights and the pandemicReflections on post-Covid-19 lendingSustainability and …
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Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: Implications on the landlord and tenant relationship

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the “Act”) came into force on 26 June 2020. The Act brings with it sweeping changes to corporate governance and the insolvency law regime. It contains both permanent and temporary provisions, the latter to assist with the COVID-19 crisis. In our article “June Quarter Date – Help!”, we …
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Finance and Your Charity: Navigating the Government Schemes; Managing Solvency

With charities coming under immense financial pressures as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, Bates Wells partnered with NCVO and CFG on a webinar to discuss the financing options currently available, employment issues (including the government’s job retention scheme), and managing through the crisis. View webinar
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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 (AKA the Furloughed Employee Scheme – announced on Friday 20th March). View webinar
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Working with design agencies

Creative agencies can give your brand and content a real boost, and we work with them regularly on rebranding and other projects. But your relationship with them is fundamentally legal in character, and you need to make sure you are not exposed. Mathew Healey looks at the key issues you need to know about. Many …
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Case update from Bates Wells’ Real Estate team

Megan Vick reports on the latest case law developments.
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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 still have much to do. In this guest article, Alan Bryce, Head of Development, Counter Fraud and Cybercrime at the Charity Commission for England & Wales reports on the work the commission is doing to …
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Real Estate: News in Brief and Recent Deals

Serena Spencer rounds up the latest property news and gives a snapshot of some of our recent deals.
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