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BatesCast: managing the return to work

As lockdown eases and more companies gradually return to work, head of Employment Lucy McLynn shares her views on the key issues for employers.  In this episode, we talk about redundancy, restructuring and reputation management. We also look at how working from home had reshaped the new normal, as well as looking ahead to what …
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Return to the office space

With the continued easing of lockdown restrictions, and the emphasis on getting people back to work in order to revive the struggling economy, businesses everywhere are turning their thoughts to how they can return to the offices they left behind in March.  In this article we explore the Government’s guidelines for doing this in a …
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Moving fundraising online

Charities are increasingly making use of digital fundraising; particularly as social distancing restrictions continue. Molly Waiting and Mairead O’Reilly review the likely impact of changes to the Direct Marketing Code on online charity fundraising.
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Molly Waiting writes for Privacy & Data Protection Journal

Molly Waiting, Associate in our Data Privacy team has recently written an article for the Privacy & Data Protection Journal on “Top Ten Data Protection Considerations When Outsourcing”. In the article, Molly runs us through ten key considerations from a data controller’s perspective when thinking about outsourcing. She covers everything from: What’s involved;What due diligence …
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Chambers HNW 2021 sees top rankings for our Immigration team

Independent legal directory Chambers UK has released its 2021 High Net Worth rankings, with top level spots maintained for our Immigration team. Chetal Patel and Philip Trott from our Immigration team have once again been ranked highly in the Chambers HNW directories. Chetal has maintained her Band 3 ranking, with peers commenting on how “she …
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Personnel Today: Chetal Patel on the points-based immigration system

Chetal Patel, partner in our Immigration team has recently spoken to Personnel Today regarding the further details that have recently been revealed on the UK’s points-based immigration system, including the criteria under which points will be awarded. Under the current law, people who want to live and work in the UK are able to apply …
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What’s new at the Charity Commission?

Danielle Mawer and Jack Michaels report on recent developments at the Charity Commission. We take a look at all the latest Commission guidance, including around the coronavirus pandemic.
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Build Back Better: Impact Investing – financing the profit-with-purpose economy

Systemic change is needed in order to tackle the social and planetary problems we face. Business is driving increasingly towards greater corporate purpose and stakeholder capitalism, and its fuel must be investments that seek returns through creating a green and inclusive economy. There’s evidence for the benefits of integrating social and environmental impacts alongside financial …
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Immigration and changing your structure

Organisations shouldn’t underestimate the immigration considerations when faced with a change in structure. You may be affected if you already have a licence to sponsor migrant workers from outside the EEA or you are considering applying for one in order to sponsor new arrivals from the EEA from 1 January 2021.
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Civil Society: Leticia Jennings unpacks the most important charity law case in recent years

Leticia Jennings, partner in our Dispute Resolution team, has recently spoken to Civil Society to discuss the most important charity law case in recent years. Last week the Supreme Court ruled that members of charitable companies have fiduciary duties and can be controlled by the courts. This then led to the unlocking of $440m for UK charity, Big …
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Personnel Today: Chetal Patel on the immigration algorithm

Chetal Patel, partner in our Immigration team has recently spoken to Personnel Today regarding the Home Office decision to scrap the use of its “streaming algorithm” to determine immigration cases. This was an artificial intelligence tool that campaigners have described as “racist” and the decision to stop the use of the tool came ahead of …
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Impact finance for real estate

The rapid growth of impact finance in recent years has seen sustainability and socially responsible investing move to the top of the agenda. Malcolm Headley and Christina Tennant argue that real estate finance has to be at the heart of impact finance discussions.
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