HM Treasury has announced that they will be reviewing the legislation relating to Community Amateur Sports Clubs.

Recently, the Technology and Construction Court reminded parties how damages for dilapidations should be valued.

The Charity Commission's long-awaited guidance on Accepting, refusing and returning donations was published yesterday (Monday 4 March 2024). There was no consultation on the draft guidance...

On Monday 11 March, the government announced that it had updated its definition of ‘extremism', specifically stating that this is in response to ‘increased extremist threat since the October 7th attacks in Israel'.

With AI tools becoming more powerful and popular, it is important that purpose-driven businesses carefully consider how they use AI.

The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting responses to its long awaited draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England on "gender questioning children".

On 24 May 2024, the Council of the EU has formally adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The directive, which will impose mandatory human...

Many US organisations appoint self-employed consultants to scope out the merits and practicalities of carrying out operations in the UK.

Strike action has become a regular feature of the news over the last 12 months, with strikes across the transport network and NHS receiving a huge amount of coverage and impacting the delivery of key services.

The ICO has recently updated its guidance on when the ICO's Children's Code (the Code) applies to service providers. The Code applies to information society services...

A tenant cannot assign its lease to its guarantor. In this case the focus was whether the tenant, HMV, had legitimately assigned the lease to its guarantor, EMI, once it had entered administration.

‘Financed emissions' refers to the emissions that arise from projects funded by investment. ‘Advertised emissions' describes emissions that are generated...

The Commission has amalgamated existing guidance into "collections" to make it easier for trustees to find relevant information...

Merger and mutualisation can help to maximise mission and sustainability for organisations in the social and public sectors focusing on positive social change.

If you've been following the news over the last few months, and in particular the last couple of weeks, you'll have seen the headlines surrounding Sam Bankman-Fried...

The UK now has its long-awaited competition and consumer focussed legal guidance on Green Agreements. It's a great step forward in encouraging environmental sustainability agreements...

The new Procurement Act 2023 ("the Act") was granted Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It will replace the current Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR")...

They say a week is a long time in politics. When it comes to immigration, that has certainly rung true of late. Last Monday saw Home Secretary James Cleverly announce...

In July this year, the Ministry of Justice announced that mediation will soon be compulsory for money claims worth up to £10,000. The change, which follows a year-long consultation...

Bates Wells convenes a regular Impact Counsels' Forum for senior counsel working within purpose-driven businesses. A recent meeting of the forum discussed the regulatory landscape...