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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 in accordance with the new EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, to replace the EU state aid regime. All organisations which might give or receive subsidies from UK Government funds – including central and local government, …
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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 at Boardroom 2030 through a climate-lens and held a preliminary panel discussion a fortnight before. At the panel event, chaired by B Lab’s Charmian Love, we asked an activist, an environmental think tank policy director …
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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 award means we’re ranked in the top 5% of all B Corps worldwide in terms of our governance and is recognition of the positive impact we make on our people, society and environment. To become …
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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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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 to Emily Burt, deputy editor of Third Sector, Chetal spoke on the subject of whether or not charities are ready to deal with the potential impact of Brexit on their immigration arrangements. In a brief …
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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 the full article. 
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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 in each region of the UK between 1 October and 31 December 2018 (“the specified period”). During the specified period, the London & South East region was found to have the highest number and greatest …
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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 CSR professionals interested in the concept of social purpose. Alongside Becci Gould, Senior Account Director at Kin & Co, Martin spoke about how BWB has embraced its Purpose & Values over recent months and, in …
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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 Simanowitz summarises the key changes. Click here to read the full artilce.
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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 in each region of the UK between 1 October and 31 December 2016 (“the specified period”). During the specified period, the London & South East region was found to have the highest number and greatest …
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Subsidy Control: the next chapter

What’s next for public bodies and their grantees in the UK? Lindsay Draffan and Suhan Rajkumar explain what’s next for public bodies and their grantees in the UK. This briefing is relevant for public authorities and any beneficiaries of public subsidies (e.g. direct grants, loans and guarantees) such as charities, social enterprises and SMEs. After …
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