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Mandatory vaccinations in care homes – 5 key steps

How your organisation can best prepare for the new regulations, which are expected to be extended to workers in the wider health and social care sector From 11 November 2021, anyone entering a registered care home in England will have to be double vaccinated. The DHSC’s operational guidance clarifies that, in addition to care home …
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Urgent legal reform is needed to help high-risk groups leave Afghanistan

We believe an urgent intervention is needed to help groups that are at high risk of persecution by the Taliban escape Afghanistan – including human rights activists, lawyers, and academics. We also want the government to offer support and assurances to NGOs working to help their people on the ground in Afghanistan. Chetal Patel, immigration …
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The Charities Act 2022, explained: Social Investment

Have you considered how the new Charities Act 2022 could affect your charity’s social investment activities? Our blog outlines key changes, focusing on investing permanent endowment and the restrictions on dispositions of land In 2016 the statutory social investment power was introduced into the Charities Act 2011, which confirmed the ability of most charities to …
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5 top tips to ensure your hybrid working model is a success

Our top tips are a helpful guide when making and implementing such important business decisions. Organisations country-wide are grappling with decisions around what their future way of working will look like. Undeniably, one of the biggest changes brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, has been the sudden shift away from a “9 to 5” office-based …
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Bates Wells wins Litigation Team of the Year and Pro Bono Initiative of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2021

We are absolutely delighted to have won two awards at the hugely competitive Lawyer Awards 2021. Our first award was for Litigation Team of the Year and is testament to the work the team has done to secure various groundbreaking judgements over the last year. The Lawyer commented on one such groundbreaking judgement – the …
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The Charities Act 2022, explained: amending the governing document of a charitable trust or unincorporated association

The latest in our blog series, untangling the Charities Act 2022 to pull out the key points your charity will need to know, action now and plan for. The Charities Act 2022 will be implemented in stages between now and sometime in March 2024. Once the relevant provisions in the Act come into force, it …
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Latest update on International Data Transfers – what do we do now?

June has been a significant month for international data transfers in both the EU and UK, following a flurry of activity from various levels of the EU. This post considers the key developments in this fundamental area of data protection law, including what organisations should start to consider going forward. Jump to: 4 June: EU …
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Chetal Patel reviews the new UK elite visa in Personnel Today

The elite visa will help to “attract and retain the most highly skilled, globally mobile talent” in science and technology. Chetal Patel, immigration specialist and partner, told Personnel Today: “This will be welcome news to tech businesses many of which were concerned about bringing talent from overseas following Brexit and coronavirus”. Although “the focus on …
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Bates Wells and the Law Society release new report and toolkit on women in law

The report shows there is still much further to go to achieve gender equality for women lawyers globally.   A new report, co-authored by Bates Wells and released to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March 2021, sets out to provide practical tools to support women lawyers from around the world in setting up or …
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Diversity in action: A guide for charities – governance

The Charity Governance Code is recognised by the Charity Commission as the standard for effective charity governance and boards of larger charities are expected to review their own performance annually with an external evaluation every three years. The Charity Governance Code has seven core principles, including ‘equality, diversity and inclusion’ (EDI). EDI was introduced in …
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Important update for incoming travellers: negative COVID-19 testing prior to departure

The UK government has announced it will next week impose a requirement on incoming travellers to present a negative test for COVID-19 if arriving by boat, plane or train.  This is a marked change from previous requirements and will present an additional challenge for incoming travellers in addition to the self-isolation requirements on arrival. The key points …
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Webinar: Employment Update | July 15 2021

Keeping up with employment law developments which directly impact on your organisation is essential but not easy. To help you with this, Bates Wells’ bi-monthly Employment Update webinar: provides practical commentary on case law and legislation developments, plus consultations and guidance publications;is specifically focused on those developments which are of most practical application;will leave you …
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