Bates Wells
We’re charity law specialists, so we understand the challenges you face.
Bates Wells is a full-service law firm with charities at its heart. We act for more of the top 3000 charities than any other firm and have the largest team of charity-specialised solicitors in the country, across the full range of legal services, from employment to immigration to dispute resolution and beyond.
We are ranked in the top tier for charity law by independent legal directories Chambers UK and Legal 500. Chambers also recognises us in the top band for employment law for third sector organisations.
We’re also the first UK law firm to certify as a B Corp, which means that making a positive impact on society, the environment and our people is central to what we do.
Our employment team represent employers, employees and volunteers with everything from day-to-day HR issues through to tribunal claims and training. We don’t just apply the letter of the law. We think about the outcome you want, then find the most practical ways to achieve it. We advise on contracts and policies, disciplinary and grievance processes, small, medium and large-scale redundancies, data protection / GDPR, including dealing with data subject access requests, employment Tribunal claims, absence and performance management, negotiating exits, including protected conversations/without prejudice discussions, and settlement agreements.
We regularly review the full range of clients’ employment documents and have a good understanding of how such documents not only need to be legally compliant but also reflect the client’s values.
Key contacts in the team include Paul Seath, Paul Jennings, Lucy McLynn and Rachel Mathieson.
Members can visit the Reports, Resources and Research section of our website for details/presentation files on recent sessions led by Bates Wells for members.