Lawrie Simanowitz, partner in the Bates Wells Charity & Social Enterprise team, has responded to a consultation launched by the Cairncross Review. The review is the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport’s (DCMS) investigation into how sustainable, high-quality journalism can be nurtured at a time when the media continues to face significant commercial challenges.

BWB Compliance has appointed Jacob Copeland to the role of Adviser in its growing team of financial regulation experts. In his new position Jacob will look to advise banks and building societies on the sector’s latest regulatory changes by drawing on previous roles at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and one of the sector’s most well-known challenger banks.

In light of recently-issued UK government guidance on the effects of a ‘No-Deal Brexit’ on data protection law and practice, Victoria Hordern, Head of Data Privacy, has responded with her thoughts on what this guidance will mean in practice for organisations which could be impacted by this turn of events.

Bates Wells Braithwaite’s (BWB) Public & Regulatory (P&R) team has been shortlisted by the judges of this year’s Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards.

It has come to our attention that the name Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP is being used to request sums of money to be deposited into an unknown bank account to pursue litigation in the Spanish courts.

Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) has appointed Malcolm Headley as a partner in its Real Estate team.

Have you ever struggled to get your head around the forms of tax relief available when investing into charities and social enterprises? If so, we’ve produced a new guide which helps to demystify this often confusing subject.

We are pleased to announce that five BWB partners have been selected to appear in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame.

Bates Wells Braithwaite’s (BWB) Charity Hub has now launched with its first tenant, the Social Business Trust, now set to move into the firm’s new space.

We are thrilled to announce our 2018 winners of the Stephen Lloyd Awards.

Bates Wells Braithwaite today announces the appointment of Sally Procopis as the firm’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Six BWB lawyers have been selected to appear in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom.

BWB has lodged a detailed response to the Commission’s consultation which closed last week.

Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) has been shortlisted for Pro Bono initiative of the year by the 2018 Lawyer Awards’ panel of judges.

Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) has won in the “Professional Services Firms” category at the inaugural ComRes Belief at Work Awards.

Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) has today published its 2017 Gender Pay Gap report.

Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) has promoted three Senior Associates to its partnership, in an announcement which underlines the growth that BWB has experienced over the past year.

Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) has provided detailed written evidence to the Public Bill Committee highlighting the impact of the Data Protection Bill on charities’ use of special category data.

Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB), in collaboration with the Institute of Fundraising (IoF) and More Partnership Ltd, has contributed to a new guide that advises charities on how they can lawfully undertake major donor fundraising and prospect research on existing and potential new supporters.

The BWB Compliance team has been recognised as “Best EIS/SEIS Legal or Regulatory Adviser” at the 2018 Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) Awards.