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The Impact Real Estate Forum launches – sharing best practice, premises enhancing positive impact

Bates Wells is leading the charge to help commercial organisations that want to create a positive impact on society and the planet. Whether that’s through better ways of doing business, shifting priorities to measure success in more than just profit, or helping to move on from corporate social responsibility and embrace an ESG agenda. As …
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LIBOR transition 2021 – are you ready?

If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to get ready for the transition from the London Interbank Offer Rate interest benchmark (‘LIBOR’) to the new risk-free rates. LIBOR will cease to be in effect from 31 December 2021.
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The Triple Bottom Line Q&A Series – People

In our Triple Bottom Line Q&A Series, we will be talking to B Corps about what ‘people, planet and profit’ mean to their business. The first of our conversations looks at people. We asked Louise Chapman, Head of Marketing & Communications at biostatistics consulting firm Veramed, about the company’s experience of being a B Corp …
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The General Counsel’s guide to B Corp certification

If you’re a GC or in-house lawyer and your business is considering B Corp certification, we’ve pulled together a quick checklist of the things you need to know. Click the link below to view.
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UK Visas for Hong Kong British National (Overseas) citizens and family members open this month

Last year, the UK government detailed a roadmap for Hong Kong residents who hold British National (Overseas) citizenship, or “BN(O)”, to live and work in the UK. On 31 January 2021, the BN(O) Visa opened, allowing holders of BN(O) citizenship and close family members to apply with a view to settlement and citizenship after the …
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Positive change: a podcast

What is the impact of the pandemic on charity partnerships and collaboration? Listen to Liza Ramrayka, leading sector journalist, speak with Jim Minton, Chief Executive of Toynbee Hall and Erica Crump, partner at Bates Wells, draw upon their experiences to discuss the impact the pandemic has had on charity partnerships and collaboration over the past …
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Key points to consider for the appointment of non-executive directors of listed or quoted companies

We’ve summarised some of the key points to consider when documenting the terms of appointment. Corporate governance remains a top agenda item for all companies, especially those with shares held in public hands. As one of the main pillars of good corporate governance, boards are expected to have a suitable number of non-executive directors (“NEDs”), …
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Government publishes response to Law Commission report on Technical Issues in Charity Law

On 22 March, the government published its long-awaited response to the Law Commission’s September 2017 report, Technical Issues in Charity Law.  The Law Commission had made a number of recommendations for amendments to the Charities Act 2011, designed to make charity regulation more effective and the legal framework easier to navigate.  This was not a …
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The Operations Team’s guide to becoming a B Corp

Our latest B Corp mini guide is aimed at Operations Teams. Click below to find out the things you need to know.
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Carbon Footprint offsetting for home working

When Bates Wells formally recognised the Climate Emergency and Biodiversity Crisis in 2019, we made a number of commitments to mitigate our environmental impact. One of these commitments was to decrease our carbon emissions and to reach net zero carbon in 2019. Net zero carbon covers our Scope 1 and 2 emissions and some of …
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Making money in your sleep? The Supreme Court rules on national minimum wage entitlement for carers working sleep-in shifts.

The Supreme Court has reached a decision in Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake , which will have ramifications across the care sector and beyond. In a highly anticipated case, the Supreme Court has decided that care workers carrying out sleep-in shifts are only entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for the hours they are …
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Bates Wells advises on the sale of economics consultancy Vivid Economics and climate analytics platform Planetrics to McKinsey & Company

Bates Wells, the first UK law firm to certify as a B Corp, has advised the shareholders of Vivid Economics Ltd, a strategic economics consultancy with broad sustainability and macroeconomics capabilities, and Planetrics Ltd, a climate analytics suite that helps, quantify, report and manage claim risks, on the sale of the entire issued share capital …
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