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Debenhams Ottaway’s commercial property team has moved up to band 1 status in Chambers UK 2021. The family team and individual lawyers across the firm are also recognised.  Clients comment that the commercial property team is “very efficient, very...

Susan Glenholme, managing partner of Debenhams Ottaway, wins the Business Leader of the Year award at the St Albans Chamber of Commerce Community Business Awards on Wednesday 30 September 2020....

One of the leading UK legal directories, The Legal 500, has revealed the results of its 2021 research. Debenhams Ottaway has been recognised as at top-tier law firm in two...

During the UK lockdown, the focus in UK employment law was the Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and it was easy to lose sight of other important changes in law...

Several interesting costs cases have been reported so far in 2020. Claims Under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975 The case of Re H (Deceased) [2020] EWHC...

On 24 September 2020, the Government announced the Job Support Scheme, which will follow on from the expiration of the Job Retention Scheme. The Job Support Scheme is designed to...

On 28 September 2020 the Statutory Instrument making temporary amendments to the Wills Act 1837 is due to come into force. The catalyst for the amendment has of course been...

Trusts are a way of protecting or sheltering assets for others. They can take various forms and often get a bad press as vehicles for the super-rich, but in fact...

Many couples do not divorce for some considerable time following their separation. A common reason for this is that they want to avoid attributing blame in the divorce paperwork. In...

We are all still coming to terms with the way our world has been turned upside down this year by the coronavirus. Adjusting to working from home, home-schooling and being...