Nia Miller-Jones
I support individuals and couples going through divorce or separation, guiding them through the practical and emotional challenges that often arise around children, finances and future planning. My work also...
SME businesses: How to manage employees with side hustles
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...
Conveyancing: An insight to equity release
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...
5 top tips for divorcing parents to help them protect children
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...
Creditor’s windfall : can a foreign judgment that can’t be enforced locally be enforced in England?
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:...
Julie Potter
I am a legal assistant in the Wills, Trust and Probate Team based in St Albans assisting in Estate Administration, Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Trust Matters. I take...
National minimum wage: where employers can fall down
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...
Debenhams Ottaway sponsors the VIP lounge at the Pub in the Park, St Albans
Debenhams Ottaway is thrilled to be back again this year to sponsor the VIP lounge in Pub in the Park St Albans, in Verulamium Park from 8th – 10th September....
Debenhams Ottaway plants 100 trees to launch its UK tree planting scheme
At Debenhams Ottaway we are committed to protecting our planet and are dedicated to making a positive impact on the environment. As part of our of sustainability goals, we are...
Debenhams Ottaway sponsors TEDx St Albans
We are thrilled to be the lead sponsor for the inaugural TEDx event in St Albans on 26 October and looking forward to being involved in a community event that...
Band 1 ranking for private wealth in Chambers HNW 2023
Debenhams Ottaway continues to be ranked in band 1 for private wealth law in the recently published Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) 2023 legal directory. This is the seventh consecutive...
Brittaney Gleed
I am a newly qualified solicitor working within the Wills, Trusts and Probate team in St Albans. I approach my work with professionalism, empathy, and a strong commitment to client...
Divorce reform: An outline of the review dealing with the financial aspects of divorce
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”...
How to manage workplace stress
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...
A high value trust with numerous charity and family beneficiaries
Two of our partners are the trustees of a complex high value trust worth £3m. The trust has 13 charitable beneficiaries and 59 family beneficiaries, along with new family beneficiaries...
Estate planning for a wealthy businessperson in the healthcare sector
We worked with a very wealthy client whose UK estate is worth over £56m, and who also has property overseas. He needed specialist advice in a number of areas, including...
A HNWI and a production company in a loan dispute
We are working with a very wealthy individual who loaned £2.25 million to a film production company but has not had the money or interest paid back. The money was...
A group of high-profile celebrities in a professional negligence claim
We are working with a group of high-profile celebrities, offering advice in a claim against their tax advisers. This is a very important and significant case relating to tax avoidance....
A distributor of a luxury brand of jams in a contract dispute
Our client is a distributor of luxury brand jams, who entered into an agency agreement in 1999 with a French manufacturer. This meant that they agreed to act on behalf...
Supporting a pharma manufacturer in their claim for £4m from asset-based lender
This case centred around a group of companies that manufacture and sell pharmaceutical products. The group was making a claim worth around £4m against an asset based lender. Our client...