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    • Why it’s important to consider creating an LPA

      • PostedNovember 2023

      The cost-of-living crisis and rising inflation prices have left many feeling uncertain about their finances, which is why protecting your family and planning for the future should be one of...

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    • SME businesses: How to manage employees with side hustles

      • PostedSeptember 2023

      A recent tribunal case found that Halifax Bank of Scotland had unfairly dismissed an employee for promoting her cake-making “side hustle” while on long term sickness leave, awarding her compensation...

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    • Conveyancing: An insight to equity release

      • PostedSeptember 2023

      For most of us, our home is the most expensive purchase that we will ever make, and the most valuable asset we will ever own. Most of its value remains...

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    • 5 top tips for divorcing parents to help them protect children

      • PostedSeptember 2023

      Inevitably, getting a divorce means changes to the family routine, home and dynamics. However, adopting a healthy approach can help prevent unnecessary upset and stress. Parents considering a divorce need...

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    • Creditor’s windfall : can a foreign judgment that can’t be enforced locally be enforced in England?

      • PostedSeptember 2023

      The latest judgment in Invest Bank P.S.C v El-Husseini [2023] EWHC 2302 (Comm), in which Debenhams Ottaway LLP represented the 6th Defendant (D6), grapples with 4 areas of novel law:...

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    • National minimum wage: where employers can fall down

      • PostedJuly 2023

      Last month, the government’s ‘Naming Scheme’ publicly shamed some high-profile employers including WH Smith, Marks and Spencer and Argos for failing to comply with national minimum wage (NMW) legislation. The...

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    • Divorce reform: An outline of the review dealing with the financial aspects of divorce

      • PostedJune 2023

      The Law Commission has launched a review of the principles for financial provision following a divorce under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. This comes one year after “no fault divorce”...

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    • How to manage workplace stress

      • PostedJune 2023

      A staggering one in five people surveyed said they felt unable to manage stress and pressure in the workplace, according to Mental Health UK, who describe stress as ‘the feeling...

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    • Managing employees with long-term illness

      • PostedMay 2023

      This month’s figures from the Office for National statistics (ONS) reveal that more 2.5 million people in the UK are no longer working due to ill health.  Mental health issues among...

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    • How to have a positive and legal surrogacy journey

      • PostedMay 2023

      Surrogacy is an increasingly popular option for couples and individuals who are unable to conceive a child of their own because of fertility issues, or because they are in a...

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    Tree planting in the UK

    To support our environment and help achieve our sustainability goals, we will plant a tree in the UK every time we receive a client survey. Clients are the centre of everything we do, so it is a perfect way to thank them as well as listen to their feedback to keep improving.

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    Head of Business Development and Marketing

    December 2023

    Position: Head of Business Development and Marketing Department: Practice Support Location: St Albans or Radlett Company Overview  Debenhams Ottaway is a progressive law firm with a long history and a reputation built on providing outstanding service and legal advice. Based in the heart of St Albans with a London presence, we help individuals, families...
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    Why it’s important to consider creating an LPA

    November 2023

    The cost-of-living crisis and rising inflation prices have left many feeling uncertain about their finances, which is why protecting your family and planning for the future should be one of your top priorities as we enter a new year soon. Below Court of Protection Manager, Tammie Woods, and Senior Lawyer, Lucy Hollands tell us how setting up a ...
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