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Bates Wells‘ broad coverage encompasses HR issues, sponsor licence management, compliance, and contractual disputes within the sector. Recent standout engagements have seen the team advising on litigation investigating the discriminatory impact of AI for those who work across several well-known delivery apps. The team is headed by Richard Marke, a commercial contract expert who advises on long-term partnership and supply chain arrangements.
Testimonials
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‘Exceptional depth of knowledge of the ASA and AD regulation.’
‘Rupert Earle has been our lawyer for decades. He's superb.’
‘The team, headed by Richard Marke, is very proactive, always available and extremely pragmatic. We are very confident to work with it. Our clients appreciate the very high level of the understanding of the market and their high level of expertise.’
‘ I have known Richard Marke for a long time and Richard has always been very helpful. He knows how to advise my clients in the best conditions. He always seeks for the best legal solution for my clients and is able to adapt his skills to any type of clients (start-ups, CAC companies, ETI, ....).’
Key clients
- 118 Data
- MarketingQED Limited
- Heart & Lung Imaging Limited
- InfluenceMap
- Football Foundation
- LifeArc
- Nikon
- Mark Roberts Motion Control
- Sutherland Global Services
- Intellego Technologies
- Times Newspapers
- Advertising Standards Association
Work highlights
- Acting for Pa Edrissa Manjang in a test case against Uber Eats UK Ltd, Uber Portier BV and Uber London Ltd looking at the potentially discriminatory effect of artificial intelligence (AI).
- Supported Intellego Technologies AB on the acquisition of the Daro Group in the UK.
- Advised InfluenceMap on an agreement for use with EIRIS Foundation for the use of InfluenceMap’s software and methodology to track corporate lobbying in relation to climate change.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Marke