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Responding to a humanitarian crises – legal issues

Charities across the sector have been taking action to respond to the war in Ukraine and have been encountering some common legal questions in the process. When taking action in a humanitarian crisis, like the war in Ukraine or crises in Afghanistan and Gaza, our charity clients frequently encounter some common legal issues. We’ve prepared …
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Bates Wells’ 2022 partner promotions; 42% of partnership now women; 39% of partnership works part time

Bates Wells has promoted three women to its partnership, bringing the total partner headcount to 33, 14 of whom are women. Erica Crump, the firm’s head of Culture and Creative, has also been promoted to senior partnership. Sung-Hyui Park is at the forefront of the firm’s Purpose and Impact practice, where she supports businesses, charities …
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Bates Wells wins Case of the Year at the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2022

Our employment team celebrated at the awards ceremony last night, where we won Case of the Year for our ground-breaking work on Uber BV and others v Aslam and others [2021]. Following a five year legal battle, Bates Wells’ Paul Jennings and Rachel Mathieson successfully represented the lead claimants, James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam, in …
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Bates Wells publishes Gender Pay Report 2021

We are pleased to share our 2021 Gender Pay Report, our annual analysis of our gender pay data and our plans to continue to reduce the gender pay gap. We are focused on making a positive impact on our people and society. At Bates Wells we believe in creating a workplace that is fair, inclusive …
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Stepping stones to sustainability: Improve the sustainability of your real estate in 5 steps

We break sustainability challenges down into manageable chunks to help organisations meet their ESG aspirations and take action on climate change and social injustice through the way that they operate. Our Stepping stones to sustainability series will walk you through practical services that we can offer to help you make efficient and effective changes, and …
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Stepping stones to sustainability: Build a sustainability agenda across your charity in 5 steps

We break sustainability challenges down into manageable chunks to help organisations meet their ESG aspirations and take action on climate change and social injustice through the way that they operate. Our Stepping stones to sustainability series will walk you through practical services that we can offer to help you make efficient and effective changes, and …
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Stepping stones to sustainability: How to add a net zero contract clause in 5 steps

We break sustainability challenges down into manageable chunks to help organisations meet their ESG aspirations and take action on climate change and social injustice through the way that they operate. Our Stepping stones to sustainability series will walk you through practical services that we can offer to help you make efficient and effective changes, and …
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Stepping stones to sustainability: Green your employment culture in 5 steps

We break sustainability challenges down into manageable chunks to help organisations meet their ESG aspirations and take action on climate change and social injustice through the way that they operate. Our Stepping stones to sustainability series will walk you through practical services that we can offer to help you make efficient and effective changes, and …
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Podcast | Why B Corps matter: Transforming Your Business for Positive Change

Karli Hiscock, Partner in the Real Estate team at Bates Wells recently spoke with fellow B Corp Green Element about how being a values-driven B Corp creates synergy between our clients, our people and our culture. In the podcast, Karli explains how we use the law to change things for the better, and how we now support fellow …
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Limitation and standstill: why you shouldn’t conflate the two!

In a recent public procurement case, a court refused to allow a small charity that provides services to people with learning disabilities an extension of time to issue its claim against a council. The charity had wrongly conflated the standstill period with the limitation period and the claim was therefore out of time. The court …
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UK international data transfers FAQs

We answer some common questions we’ve encountered about the recent changes to the international data transfer regime in the UK. How does all that you are covering apply to an organisations use of services such as Mailchimp, Stripe, etc? Do the standard T&Cs/privacy notices etc of these services cover the requirements?  T&Cs and privacy notices …
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UK International Data Transfers – What’s Changed and What Now?

The UK’s new international data transfer mechanisms: the International Data Transfer Agreement and Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (“UK Addendum”) came into effect on 21 March 2022. The change is a significant one for any organisations transferring personal data out of the UK to a country that has not been deemed ‘adequate’ by …
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