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...
Growing your family through surrogacy
Surrogacy law is complex in the UK and abroad so as part of exploring this route to parenthood, you’ll need to understand how it works. Many people use a surrogate...
Managing employees with long-term illness
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...
How to have a positive and legal surrogacy journey
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...
Acorn Braintree Limited in a high profile purchase for residential housing
We have been working with Acorn Braintree Limited, a property developer and promoter. They purchased a £12m plot of land with the intention of developing it for residential housing, which...
Defending a family-run business from internal fraud
We have worked for a family run company for many years. Recently a whistleblower came forward to allege that two members of our client’s staff had conspired to falsify the...
A French company purchasing the entire issued share capital of two private limited companies
Our client is a French company that operates a global manufacturing business. We are helping the company with its purchase of the entire issued share capital of two English private...
Debenhams Ottaway invests in its people – three senior lawyers promoted to partner
From 1 May 2023 Hertfordshire law firm Debenhams Ottaway welcomes three of its senior lawyers to the partnership: Natalie Lester (divorce and family law), Michael Kerrigan (employment law) and Barry...